US judge blocks second federal execution in 17 years
The Justice Department had planned to execute Wesley Purkey, who had been convicted of raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl, at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT.)
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US judge blocks second federal execution in 17 years
Jerusalem Post
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