The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday denied clemency for Richard Glossip, a death row inmate convicted of murder whose execution has been delayed 8 times.
motel. Sneed testified that he killed Van Treese but only after Glossip, the motel manager, promised to pay him $10,000 to commit the crime. However, Glossip's attorneys argued that his murder-for-hire conviction and death sentence were unsubstantiated.
Drummond said his"heart truly hurts for the Van Treese family and what they have experienced over the past 26 years,." "It has been my privilege and honor to visit with them a number of times since my taking office. The grief and frustration they have endured is unfathomable and deeply unfortunate," he said.
"We know in our hearts that he is responsible for the death of Barry," she said, calling Glossip a"habitual liar."Meanwhile, Glossip's wife described the 60-year-old man as patient and lighthearted despite his circumstances.
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Richard Glossip, death row inmate in Oklahoma, is denied clemencyOklahoma's state parole board voted to deny clemency for Richard Glossip, even though the state attorney general says he doesn't think Glossip received a fair trial.
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Oklahoma board denies clemency for death row inmate GlossipOklahoma’s state parole board has voted to deny clemency for 60-year-old death row inmate Richard Glossip. In a 2-2 vote on Wednesday, the Pardon and Parole Board rejected Glossip’s request and cleared the way for him to be executed on May 18, though he has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. One board member recused himself because his spouse is a prosecutor who had previous involvement in Glossip's case. The state attorney general had asked the board to grant clemency. Attorney General Gentner Drummond said that although he doesn’t believe Glossip is innocent, he also doesn’t think he received a fair trial. Glossip has long maintained his innocence in the 1997 killing of his former boss, Barry Van Treese.
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Oklahoma board denies clemency for death row inmate GlossipOklahoma’s state parole board has voted to deny clemency for 60-year-old death row inmate Richard Glossip
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