Prisoner executed for 2000 murder

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Michael Lenz, 46, received a lethal injection Thursday night for the 2000 murder of a fellow prisoner.

Lenz, who was denied a stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court and clemency from Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, was the second Virginia execution in two weeks.

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