lewis april september american murderer woman death row virginia prior execution sentenced death lethal injection murders husband october lewis sought profit life insurance policy taken anticipation deployment iraq september lewis female die lethal injection state virginia state executed woman case led debate capital punishment lewis gender questions mental capacity background wilson grew poverty virginia parents worked textile mill sang church youth dropped school married man met church couple daughter marriage soon ended divorce turned alcohol mother law described right migrating dozens low paying jobs eventually found work spring textile mill supervisor recent children jason charles moved julian home june married soon december julian older son killed car accident leaving father life insurance policy julian money buy manufactured home acres land virginia august julian younger son obtained insurance policy preparation impending deployment iraq charles designated father primary secondary murders fall met year old year old began sexual relationship october charles came home visit army training maryland october given lewis purchase firearms ammunition kill son charles insurance money attempt kill julian road succeed week later night october fuller entered lewis trailer door left open waited kitchen shot sleeping julian times fuller shot charles bedroom shotgun discovering charles dead fuller shot twice waited minutes calling help waiting police arrive removed money dying husband divided fuller left sheriff deputies arrived prior julian dying heard wife knows claimed killed unidentified home invasion shortly lewis caught attempting withdraw dead husband account forged check week confessed law enforcement officers offered money husband killed investigation prosecutors found lewis trying gather assets late husband buried murder trial judge deemed lewis crime called head court appointed board certified forensic psychiatrist stated testing showed scale stated able plea agreement enter pleas lewis lawyer stated mentally close sentencing appeals defense attorneys thought evidence lewis overwhelming advised guilty capital charges order avoid jury hope judge lewis investigators sentenced death virginia law multiple murders year period subject death penalty conspirators actually shooting fuller sentenced life imprisonment separate trials lewis granted automatic review rejected argument unfair execute lewis conspirators got life sentences rejecting lewis challenges virginia death penalty law lewis placed death row virginia lewis daughter served years knew plan failed report november private investigator met big stone gap virginia behalf lewis wrote partially love eager smart tore ate parts document signed said happen happen committed suicide prison appeals reportedly sent virginia governor supporters stated lewis deeply model prisoner helping fellow female inmates cope circumstances father testified lewis took care invalid mother prior death lewis stated want governor know sorry deeply heart minute wish sorry people hurt process september decided stop lewis upcoming execution stating having carefully reviewed petition judicial opinions case relevant materials find compelling reason set aside sentence imposed affirmed reviewing courts attorneys filed motions writ stay execution denied september justices indicated granted stay execution lewis meal consisted fried chicken breasts sweet butter pepper german chocolate cake lewis addressed came witness execution apologize killing brother father want know love sorry lewis executed september lethal injection center 12th woman executed united_states death penalty reinstated lewis woman executed virginia lethal injection woman executed state died electric chair lewis woman executed state texas second woman executed serial killer state florida public reaction aftermath lewis execution started debate parts world concerning capital punishment specifically application death sentences women murder cases executive argued women involved murders cause greater offense men virginia attorney general pushed fact committed adultery defendant looked attorney general virginia stated brutal nature crimes lewis manipulating behavior justified death sentence thousands supporters argued death sentence life imprisonment lewis attorney said good decent person lose life system broken unfair impose death sentence fuller received life low matter discussion supporters citing reason sentenced death legal novelist echoed sentiments argued evidence indicated actual quoted lewis definitely charge things lewis iranian president cited case western media coverage woman iran sentenced death adultery claimed media heavy propaganda campaign double standard responding similar outrage lewis impending execution executive director opposes death penalty circumstances stated proceeding execution come dangerously close violating constitution prohibits capital punishment mental precedent established thanks virginia
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