Death Row killer Roy Lee Ward was executed for the brutal murder of 15-year-old Stacy Payne, a Heritage Hills High School cheerleader and honour student whose life was cut short in her own home View 3 Images Death Row inmate Roy Lee Ward sat down to his final meal inside Indiana State Prison (Image: AP)

Before the executioner’s syringe was prepared, before the straps were fastened and witnesses took their seats, Death Row inmate Roy Lee Ward sat down to his final meal inside Indiana State Prison. ‌

For the third time in less than a year, prison kitchens fired up for what officials call the last meal. This time, it was Ward’s turn. The Perry County man, convicted of killing 15-year-old Stacy Payne in 2001, had spent more than two decades fighting the inevitable. His appeal

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