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John Wayne Conner Executed this Morning for Murder

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 15, 2016
ATLANTA, GA- The lawfully ordered execution of John Wayne Conner for the 1982 murder of James T. White was carried out this morning at 12:29 am at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center in Jackson, Georgia. The sentence was carried out after the United States Supreme Court denied Conner’s request for a stay of execution.
Information on Conner’s crimes and case history can be found at http://law.ga.gov/press-releases/2016-06-24/execution-date-set-john-wayne-conner-convicted-murder
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