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"I must say that 20 years is too long for justice to be served," the slain couple's nephew said in a statement read on behalf of the family.
McALESTER, Okla. — Family members of an elderly couple slain in 2003 said the execution of their killer ended a nearly 20-year nightmare.
Eizember, 62, is to receive a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester at 10 a.m. local time on January 12.
Oklahoma executed an inmate Thursday morning who had been on death row since 2003 after he murdered an elderly couple while waiting inside their home to stalk his ex-girlfriend.
Oklahoma is set to execute its first death row inmate of 2023 on Thursday.