JACKSON, Miss. — Charles Crawford, convicted of kidnapping, raping, and murdering 20-year-old Kristy Ray in 1993, is scheduled for execution after over 30 years on death row. His appeals, arguing ineffective legal representation during his trial, were dismissed by the Mississippi Supreme Court, and he is set to be executed as part of a rise in national executions this year.
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