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Oklahoma prepares to execute man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984

Source: Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Oklahoma plans to execute a man Thursday who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1984.

Richard Rojem, 66, has exhausted his appeals and is scheduled to receive a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

During a clemency hearing earlier this month, Rojem denied responsibility for killing his former stepdaughter,

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