Execution date set for Earl Richmond

Michael F. Easley Governor		Theodis Beck Secretary
North Carolina Department of Correction

For Release: IMMEDIATE	Contact: Public Affairs Office
Date: March 18, 2005	Phone: (919) 716-3700

Execution date set for Earl Richmond Jr. RALEIGH - Correction Secretary Theodis Beck has set May 6, 2005 as the execution date for inmate Earl Richmond Jr. The execution is scheduled for 2 a.m. at Central Prison in Raleigh. Richmond, 43, was sentenced to death June 1, 1995 in Cumberland County Superior Court for the November 1991 murders of Helisa S. Hayes and her children Philip Hayes and Darien Hayes. He also received a life sentence for first-degree rape. Central Prison Warden Marvin Polk will explain the execution procedures during a media tour scheduled for Monday, May 2 at 10:00 a.m. Interested media representatives should arrive at Central Prison’s visitor center promptly at 10:00 a.m. on the tour date. The session will last approximately one hour. The media tour will be the only opportunity to photograph the execution chamber and deathwatch area before the execution. Journalists who plan to attend the tour should contact the Department of Correction Public Affairs Office at (919) 716-3700 by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 29. ATTENTION EDITORS: A photo of Earl Richmond Jr. (#0343602) can be obtained by using the "Offender Search" function on the Department of Correction Web site at www.doc.state.nc.us. For more information about the death penalty, including selection of witnesses, click on “The Death Penalty” link. # # #

Execution date set for Earl Richmond Jr.