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HomeFeaturedDeath Row Inmate Joseph Corcoran Executed For Murder of 4 People in...

Death Row Inmate Joseph Corcoran Executed For Murder of 4 People in Indiana

Joseph Corcoran reportedly bragged about killing his parents in 1992. He was charged in their murders but acquitted after a trial.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita issues a statement on Joseph Corcoran’s execution.

Death Row Inmate Joseph Corcoran Executed For Murder of 4 People in Indiana. Credit IDOC

Attorney General Todd Rokita today issued the following statement:

“Early this morning, Indiana conducted its first execution since 2009. Joseph Corcoran’s case worked its way through our judicial system and today he finally paid his debt to society as justice was provided to his victims.

“A jury recommended and a judge imposed a sentence of death for the senseless murders of four people. My office fought to defend that sentence and state law every step of the way, and the Indiana Department of Correction carried it out professionally.”

A headshot of Attorney General Rokita is available for download.

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El fiscal general de Indiana, Todd Rokita, emite una declaración sobre la ejecución de Joseph Corcoran.

El fiscal general Todd Rokita emitió hoy la siguiente declaración:

“Temprano esta mañana, Indiana llevó a cabo su primera ejecución desde 2009. El caso de Joseph Corcoran se abrió camino a través de nuestro sistema judicial y hoy finalmente pagó su deuda con la sociedad al brindar justicia a sus víctimas.

“Un jurado recomendó y un juez impuso una sentencia de muerte por los asesinatos sin sentido de cuatro personas. Mi oficina luchó para defender esa sentencia y la ley estatal en cada paso del camino, y el Departamento de Correcciones de Indiana la llevó a cabo de manera profesional”.

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Source: WFIU & WTIU News

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