Joseph Corcoran, 49, was executed on Wednesday in Indiana, marking the state's first execution in 15 years. He was convicted of killing four people in 1997, including his brother and his sister's fiancé. Corcoran was executed with a sedative and chose a reporter as a witness.
An Indiana man convicted in the 1997 killing of four people including his brother and his sister’s fiancé was put to death on Wednesday in the state’s first execution in 15 years. Joseph Corcoran, 49, was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m. CST at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Indiana, according to the Indiana Department of Correction, making it the 24th execution in the U.S. this year.
Prior to the shooting, Corcoran was under stress because his sister's upcoming marriage would require moving out of the home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, that he shared with his brother and sister, according to court records. During his time in jail for those killings, Corcoran reportedly bragged about shooting and killing his parents in 1992 in northern Indiana’s Steuben County, for which he was charged but later acquitted. The execution on Wednesday comes after Gov.
There has never been a hearing to determine whether he is competent to be executed,' Komp said in a statement to The Associated Press. 'It is an absolute failure for the rule of law to have an execution when the law and proper processes were not followed.' Corcoran's only remaining option to extend his life after the legal challenges became Holcomb, who could have commuted Corcoran’s death sentence but elected not to.
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