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10 brutal killers on California death row who have been saved by execution moratorium

By Diana Stancy Correll

Published March 13, 2019 10:37pm ET

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10 brutal killers on California death row who have been saved by execution moratorium — Guards walk down the corridor of a prison cell. | (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Some of America’s most notorious killers have been spared the death penalty by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday halting the death penalty in his state, providing reprieve for 737 death row inmates.

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