Va. executes killer who gloated in letter to prosecutors

Published March 18, 2010 4:00am ET



Convicted killer Paul Warner Powell died in the electric chair Thursday night, more than a decade after he murdered a 16-year-old Manassas girl, raped her younger sister and left her to die.

Powell, 31, was pronounced dead at 9:09 p.m. at the state’s death chamber in Jarratt, capping off a lengthy ordeal in which he was twice tried, found guilty and sentenced to death in the killing of Stacie Reed. He stayed silent when asked for his last words.

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