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For Release: IMMEDIATE | Contact: Pamela Walker | ||
Date: Oct. 13, 2004 | Phone: (919) 716-3700 | ||
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Execution date set for Frank ChandlerRALEIGH - Correction Secretary Theodis Beck has set Nov. 12, 2004 as the execution date for inmate Frank Ray Chandler. The execution is scheduled for 2:00 a.m. at Central Prison in Raleigh. Chandler, 32, was sentenced to death July 20, 1993 in Surry County Superior Court for the December 1992 murder of 90-year old Doris Poore. Central Prison Warden Marvin Polk will explain the execution procedures during a media tour scheduled for Monday, Nov. 8 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, Nov. 5. ATTENTION EDITORS: A photo of Frank R. Chandler (#0072498) 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. # # # |
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