A judge postponed the first federal execution in over 17 years, because the coronavirus pandemic has made the families of the killer's victims concerned about traveling to witness the execution
A federal judge postponed the execution of Daniel Lewis Lee, a convicted killer who had been set to be the first federal inmate executed in over 17 years.
In a Friday filing -- just three days ahead of Lee's Monday execution date -- Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson, of the Southern District of Indiana, sided with the family of Lee's victims, who had pleaded for a delay given the coronavirus pandemic.Lee's death was expected to usher in a new era for the death penalty in the United States, and three other men convicted for murdering children were slated to be killed in the coming weeks.
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