A 72-year-old man is set to be executed for a crime committed in 1996. He was found guilty of kidnapping and strangling a victim whose body was discovered 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 events surrounding it are available.

The execution is scheduled to take place, marking a significant event in the state's history of carrying out such sentences.