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April 17, 2020 GMT
This  Jan. 15, 2013 file photo shows Virginia’s former chief executioner Jerry Givens in Richmond, Va.  Givens, who served as Virginia’s chief executioner for 17 years before going to prison and becoming a prominent voice against capital punishment has died. Jerry Givens was 67. His son, Terence Travers, says Givens died Monday, April 13, 2020 in Henrico, which is outside of Richmond.  (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via AP)
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This Jan. 15, 2013 file photo shows Virginia’s former chief executioner Jerry Givens in Richmond, Va. Givens, who served as Virginia’s chief executioner for 17 years before going to prison and becoming a prominent voice against capital punishment has died. Jerry Givens was 67. His son, Terence Travers, says Givens died Monday, April 13, 2020 in Henrico, which is outside of Richmond. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via AP)
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This Jan. 15, 2013 file photo shows Virginia’s former chief executioner Jerry Givens in Richmond, Va. Givens, who served as Virginia’s chief executioner for 17 years before going to prison and becoming a prominent voice against capital punishment has died. Jerry Givens was 67. His son, Terence Travers, says Givens died Monday, April 13, 2020 in Henrico, which is outside of Richmond. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via AP)

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