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California governor to halt executions

By Allison Elyse Gualtieri
Published March 13, 2019 4:48am ET
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California governor to halt executions
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, flanked by Attorney General Xavier Becerra, right, answers a question concerning a probable lawsuit the state will likely file against President Donald Trump over his emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. | (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Scott Peterson, who killed his pregnant wife Laci. Richard Allen Davis, who kidnapped and murdered 12-year-old Polly Klaas. The Grim Sleeper. “The Dating Game” Killer.

These are a few of the more than 700 inmates on death row in California set to get a reprieve, as Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to issue an executive order placing a moratorium on the state’s death penalty on Wednesday.

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