Louisiana death row inmate Christopher Sepulvado dies before execution date
He died at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, located in the eastern part of the state. Lawyers for Sepulvado in a statement announcing his death said he suffered from severe physical and mental decline in recent years.
Louisiana's oldest death row inmate dies less than month before execution date
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died Saturday at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, "from natural causes as a result of complications arising from his pre-existing medical conditions," according to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Louisiana death row beast who murdered stepson, 6, for soiling underwear dies weeks before execution
Christopher Sepulvado had been on death row since 1993 and had finally been given an execution date in March before he died from a terminal illness
Death row inmate dies one month before he’s set to be executed for brutal killing of young stepson
An 81-year-old death row inmate who was convicted of the brutal murder of his young stepson died one month before he was scheduled to be executed by the state of Louisiana, according to local
Louisiana death row inmate dies before scheduled March execution
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died in custody on the night of Feb. 22, his attorney said in an emailed statement.
Man who has been on death row for 30 years dies just weeks before his scheduled execution
Christopher Sepulvado had been on death row since 1993 and was due to be executed next month by nitrogen hypoxia.
Louisiana man on death row dies weeks before March execution date
A terminally ill man who spent over 30 years on death row in Louisiana for the killing of his stepson has died.
Elderly Louisiana death row prisoner dies ahead of scheduled execution date at Angola
Sepulvado was Louisiana's oldest prisoner on death row at 81. "The idea that the State was planning to strap this tiny, frail, dying old man to a chair and force him to breathe toxic gas into his failing lungs is simply barbaric,
Louisiana death row inmate dies a month before scheduled execution
An octogenarian death row inmate scheduled to be Louisiana's first person put to death in 15 years next month has died, officials and his lawyer said.
Death row inmate Christopher Sepulvado dies before scheduled March 17 execution
Sepulvado was sentenced to die for the 1992 murder of his 6-year-old stepson, Wesley Allen Mercer, whom authorities said was beaten and scalded to death. The boy’s mother Yvonne Jones was convicted of manslaughter in the death and served more than seven years in prison.
Man on death row dies weeks before execution date in Louisiana
A 81-year-old man who spent 30 years on death row passed away in Louisiana, US before his scheduled execution date in March, 2025. As reported by NBC, the Louisiana officials confirmed on Sunday, February 23,
Christopher Sepulvado, Louisiana’s oldest death row inmate, dies before execution
Sepulvado, convicted in the 1992 killing of his six-year-old stepson Wesley Allen Mercer, had been on death row at Angola for ...
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