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Ohio Con Wins Week Break After Botched Execution

Executioners struggled to find vein for 2 hours

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 16, 2009 1:21 AM CDT

(Newser) – An Ohio death row inmate was given a week-long reprieve by the governor yesterday after the execution team couldn't find a usable vein in over 2 hours of trying at his planned execution, reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Rowell Broom, convicted of raping and killing... Read full story »

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