A 72-year-old man is set to be executed for a kidnapping and murder that occurred in 1996. He was convicted of strangling a man whose body was found mutilated in a wooded area. The case is connected to a series of suspected killings.

The man has maintained his innocence, arguing that the evidence against him was not conclusive. He is scheduled to die by lethal injection. Further details about the case and the circumstances surrounding the execution are available.

The man's execution would be the 15th in the state this year.