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Man Convicted in Notorious 1991 Fresno Murders Dies at San Quentin

July 27, 2020

Johnny Avila Jr. — condemned to death in one of Fresno's most notorious murder cases of the 1990s — died at San Quentin State Prison on Sunday from suspected coronavirus complications. Johnny Avila Jr., a member of the Parkside Bulldogs gang, was among thre...

Tulare Child Killer Dies of COVID-Related Illness on Death Row

Randy Reed

July 22, 2020

Tulare County child killer John M. Beames died Tuesday while awaiting execution for the 1994 torture and murder of 15-month old Cassie McMains. Beames, 67, was sentenced to death row in San Quentin State Pri...

Photo of Lonnie Franklin Jr., a convicted serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper"

Serial Killer Dubbed Grim Sleeper Dies in California Prison

AP News

March 30, 2020

SAN QUENTIN — Lonnie Franklin, the convicted serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper" who preyed on the women of South Los Angeles for more than two decades, has died in prison. He was 67. “I won’t say I’m ...

California to Move Some Condemned Inmates off Death Row

AP News

February 13, 2020

SACRAMENTO — More than 700 condemned inmates on California's largest-in-the-nation death row soon will have a chance to transfer to one of eight state prisons, a move a former district attorney termed “a slap to the face" of victims. The voluntary transfers...

Newsom Puts Moratorium on California Executions

AP News

March 13, 2019

SACRAMENTO — The 737 inmates on California's largest-in-the-nation death row are getting a reprieve from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who plans to sign an executive order Wednesday placing a moratorium on executions. ...

Manhunt Is on for Inmate Who Escaped From San Quentin

AP News

December 28, 2018

(California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP) SAN QUENTIN — California authorities were on a manhunt Thursday for an inmate who walked away from San Quentin State Prison and is believed t...

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Man Convicted in Notorious 1991 Fresno Murders Dies at San Quentin

Tulare Child Killer Dies of COVID-Related Illness on Death Row

Serial Killer Dubbed Grim Sleeper Dies in California Prison

California to Move Some Condemned Inmates off Death Row

Newsom Puts Moratorium on California Executions

Manhunt Is on for Inmate Who Escaped From San Quentin

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