Greensville Correctional Center
Notable executions at Greensville Correctional Center: Added citations
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==Notable executions at Greensville Correctional Center== |
==Notable executions at Greensville Correctional Center== |
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*Albert Jay Clozza – raped and [[Murder of Patricia Bolton|murdered 13-year old Patricia Bolton]]; executed on July 24, 1991, the first person executed at Greensville Correctional Center.{{Cite web |title=Child Murderer Executed in Virginia |url=https://apnews.com/article/df1d1e9921bf610c2e0d92d0f3e59e20 |access-date=March 23, 2022 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}} |
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*[[Roger Keith Coleman]] – convicted murderer and ''cause célèbre''; executed on May 20, 1992. DNA evidence later confirmed his guilt. |
*[[Roger Keith Coleman]] – convicted murderer of Wanda Faye McCoy and ''cause célèbre''; executed on May 20, 1992. DNA evidence later confirmed his guilt.{{Cite news |last=Frankel |first=Glenn |date=2006-05-14 |title=Burden of proof |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/2006/05/14/burden-of-proof-span-classbankheadjim-mccloskey-desperately-wanted-to-save-roger-coleman-from-the-electric-chair-maybe-a-little-too-desperatelyspan/d6faeab8-98dc-4cf9-ba19-14c3be835cfe/ |access-date=2026-04-20 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}} |
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*[[Syvasky Poyner|Syvasky Lafayette Poyner]] – spree killer; executed on March 18, 1993. |
*[[Syvasky Poyner|Syvasky Lafayette Poyner]] – spree killer; executed on March 18, 1993.{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Troy |date=November 2, 2002 |title=TERROR REVISITED |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/2002/11/02/terror-revisited/ |access-date= |website=The Virginian-Pilot |language=en-US}} |
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*[[Timothy Wilson Spencer]] – serial killer known as the Southside Strangler; executed on April 27, 1994. |
*[[Timothy Wilson Spencer]] – serial killer known as the Southside Strangler; executed on April 27, 1994.{{Cite web |last=McClellan |first=Laurie |date=July 27, 2015 |title=The Arlington Serial Killer Who Changed History |url=https://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/the-arlington-serial-killer-who-changed-history/ |access-date= |website=Arlington Magazine |language=en-US}} |
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*[[Dawud M. Mu'Min|Dawud Majid Mu'Min]] – raped, robbed, and murdered |
*[[Dawud M. Mu'Min|Dawud Majid Mu'Min]] – raped, robbed, and murdered Gladys Nopwasky while in a prison work crew; executed on November 13, 1997.{{Cite web |title=VIRGINIA MAN EXECUTED FOR 1988 KILLING OF STOREKEEPER |url=https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp971114/11140631.htm |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=scholar.lib.vt.edu}} |
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*[[Angel Francisco Breard]] – raped and murdered Ruth Dickie; executed on April 14, 1998, despite international pressure since Breard was a Paraguayan national. |
*[[Angel Francisco Breard]] – raped and murdered Ruth Dickie; executed on April 14, 1998, despite international pressure since Breard was a Paraguayan national.{{Cite journal |title=International Court of Justice Orders United States to Stay Execution of Paraguayan National in Virginia |url=https://asil.org/insights/volume-3-issue-4/ |language=en-US|last1=Bekker|first1=Pieter|date=April 4, 1998|journal=American Society Of International Law|issue=4|volume=3|last2=Highet|first2=Keith}} |
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*[[Dennis Wayne Eaton]] – convicted of murdering a state trooper and three other people in 1989; executed on June 18, 1998, by lethal injection. |
*[[Dennis Wayne Eaton]] – convicted of murdering a state trooper and three other people in 1989; executed on June 18, 1998, by lethal injection.{{Cite news |date=1998-06-19 |title=TROOPER'S KILLER IS EXECUTED IN VA. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/06/19/troopers-killer-is-executed-in-va/800297f3-d168-4883-bedc-0c92831a6563/ |access-date=2026-04-20 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}} |
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*Tommy David Strickler– convicted of the 1990 [[murder of Leann Whitlock]] and executed on July 21, 1999. |
*Tommy David Strickler– convicted of the 1990 [[murder of Leann Whitlock]] and executed on July 21, 1999. |
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*Michael David Clagett – convicted of the [[1994 Virginia bar murders]] and executed on July 6, 2000. |
*Michael David Clagett – convicted of the [[1994 Virginia bar murders]] and executed on July 6, 2000. |
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*[[Robert Gleason (murderer)|Robert Charles Gleason Jr.]] – serial killer executed on January 16, 2013, the last person executed by Virginia via [[electric chair]]. |
*[[Robert Gleason (murderer)|Robert Charles Gleason Jr.]] – serial killer executed on January 16, 2013, the last person executed by Virginia via [[electric chair]]. |
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*[[Alfredo Prieto|Alfredo Rolando Prieto]] – serial killer; executed on October 1, 2015. |
*[[Alfredo Prieto|Alfredo Rolando Prieto]] – serial killer; executed on October 1, 2015. |
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*Ricky Javon Gray – convicted of [[2006 Richmond spree murders]]; executed on January 18, 2017. |
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*[[William Morva|William Charles Morva]] – spree killer; executed on July 6, 2017, the last person executed by Virginia. |
*[[William Morva|William Charles Morva]] – spree killer; executed on July 6, 2017, the last person executed by Virginia. |
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==Non-Death Row== |
==Non-Death Row== |
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*Ronald Rodan - Charged and found guilty for the disappearance and murder of [[Bethany Decker]]. |
*Ronald Rodan - Charged and found guilty for the disappearance and murder of [[Bethany Decker]]. |
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