Woman executed in Oklahoma

Mcalester - An Oklahoma woman convicted of hiring two men to beat and burn her husband to death was executed yesterday, despite…

Mcalester - An Oklahoma woman convicted of hiring two men to beat and burn her husband to death was executed yesterday, despite questions raised by an FBI review of evidence presented by a police chemist.

Marilyn Kay Plantz (40) was pronounced dead four minutes after receiving a lethal injection on Oklahoma's death row in the McAlester state prison.

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