Michael F. Easley
Governor

Theodis Beck
Secretary

North Carolina Department of Correction

Execution date set for Kenneth Bernard Rouse

RALEIGH - Correction Secretary Theodis Beck has set April 16, 2004 as the execution date for inmate Kenneth Bernard Rouse.  The execution is scheduled for 2:00 a.m. at Central Prison in Raleigh.

On March 25, 1992, Rouse was sentenced to death in Randolph County Superior Court for the March 16, 1991 murder of Hazel Colleen Broadway.

Central Prison Warden Marvin Polk will explain the execution procedures during a media tour scheduled for Tuesday, April 13 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 Monday, April 12.

ATTENTION EDITORS: A photo of Rouse 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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North Carolina Department of Correction
Public Information Office     4202 Mail Service Center     Raleigh NC 27699-4202
Phone (919) 716-3700      Fax: (919) 716-3795     www.doc.state.nc.us