A Mississippi man became the state’s first execution in nearly 10 years on Wednesday after he was convicted of killing his wife and sexually assaulting his stepdaughter while her mother was forced to watch as she was dying.

David Neal Cox, 50, pleaded guilty to capital murder in 2012 and pleaded guilty to other charges including sexual assault. The crime was committed in 2010 when he shot and killed his estranged wife Kim Cox. His stepdaughter Lindsey Kirk, now 23, was present at his execution.

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