A man who murdered a Richmond couple and their young daughters in 2006 is set to be executed by the state in just a couple of weeks. In a courtroom in Richmond Tuesday, lawyers asked a federal judge to step in. Mallory Noe-Payne has details.
Virginia Obtains Execution Drugs in Secret, Death Row Inmate Appeals
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