U.S. government executes third federal inmate this week
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Bill Breeden, of Spencer, Ind., addresses protesters against the death penalty as they gather in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, July 17. Dustin Honken, an Iowa meth kingpin who kidnapped and killed five people, including two young girls, to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking in 1993, was the third federal inmate to be executed this week.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protesters against the death penalty gather in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, July 17. Dustin Honken, an Iowa meth kingpin who kidnapped and killed five people, including two young girls, to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking in 1993 is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sister Paula Damiano addresses protesters against the death penalty as they gathered in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, July 17. Dustin Honken, an Iowa meth kingpin who kidnapped and killed five people, including two young girls, to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking in 1993 is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protesters against the death penalty gather in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, July 17. Dustin Honken, an Iowa meth kingpin who kidnapped and killed five people, including two young girls, to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking in 1993 is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protesters toll a bell after the execution of Dustin Honken in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, July 17. Honken, an Iowa meth kingpin who kidnapped and killed five people, including two young girls, to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking in 1993, was the third federal inmate executed this week.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kyle Rubin, of Columbus, Ohio, joined protesters against the death penalty as they gathered in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, July 17. Dustin Honken, an Iowa meth kingpin who kidnapped and killed five people, including two young girls, to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking in 1993 is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., is shown Friday, July 17. Dustin Honken, an Iowa meth kingpin who kidnapped and killed five people, including two young girls, to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking in 1993 is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., is shown Friday, July 17. Dustin Honken, an Iowa meth kingpin who kidnapped and killed five people, including two young girls, to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking in 1993 is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week.AP / 2004
Dustin Honken is led by federal marshals to a waiting car after the second day of jury selection in federal court in Sioux City, Iowa. A federal judge has denied the Iowa drug kingpin's requests to delay his execution, which is scheduled for Friday, July 17. U.S. District Judge Leonard Strand wrote Tuesday, July 14 that he would not intervene to delay Honken's execution date due to the coronavirus pandemic. He said the Bureau of Prisons was in the best position to weigh the health risks against the benefits of carrying out the execution.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., is shown Friday, July 17. Dustin Honken, an Iowa meth kingpin who kidnapped and killed five people, including two young girls, to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking in 1993 is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week.AP / 2005
Dustin Lee Honken is led by US Marshals into the Federal Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, prior to his sentencing. Honken an Iowa meth kingpin who kidnapped and killed five people, including two young girls, to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking in 1993 is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week. Honken would become the first defendant from Iowa to die from capital punishment since 1963 if his lethal injection takes place as scheduled on Friday, July 17 in Terre Haute, Ind.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., is shown Friday, July 17. Dustin Honken, an Iowa meth kingpin who kidnapped and killed five people, including two young girls, to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking in 1993 is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)