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Marco Allen Chapman, a death row inmate in Kentucky, may soon get his wish: to die. Chapman will be the first person executed in Kentucky since 1999. Brett Barrouquere, from the San Francisco Chronicle, reports Chapman has waited more than three years for the courts to consider an appeal he never wanted. He was convicted for stabbing two children after a two-day crack binge. ?I did something that was immoral and wrong. I want to pay the price for it.? confessed Chapman. He says because of his Christian upbringing he?d rather the state kill him so he?s not committing suicide. He is scheduled to be executed June 3. High School to Blame for Student's Murder Public defender, William Quest, holds E.O. Green Junior High partly responsible for Oxnard student Lawrence King?s death as reported by Catherine Saillant in the L...continue to full post

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