A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student was put to death Wednesday evening at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves will not step in to stop the execution of a man convicted of raping and killing a college ...

McClure was joined by MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain at the Mississippi State Penitentiary’s visitor center in Parchman. McClure described Crawford's mood as "relaxed, and ready to face today." He said ...

PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead ...

Charles Ray Crawford, 59, was executed and pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. CDT on Wednesday in Parchman at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, the state's Department of Corrections said. Photo by MDOC ...

The Mississippi Department of Corrections will review unprosecuted homicides and undetermined deaths in its prisons since 2015. A collaborative news investigation found at least 43 homicides in state ...

Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday after receiving lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. For his last meal, Crawford requested a double cheeseburger ...