A 72-year-old man was executed after being convicted of a crime linked to a series of suspected killings. He was sentenced to death for a 1996 kidnapping and murder. The victim's body was found in a wooded area where several other remains were discovered over a few years.

The man had claimed innocence and argued that the evidence against him was not conclusive. He was identified as a person of interest in other deaths but was not charged.

Further details about the case and execution are available from the source. The execution was the 15th in the state this year.