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Watch now: Family friends of Tucson victim react to execution of convicted murderer
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Watch now: Family friends of Tucson victim react to execution of convicted murderer

  • Rebecca Sasnett
  • Jun 8, 2022
  • Jun 8, 2022 Updated Jun 20, 2024
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Brandy Bock, best friend of Vicki Lynne Hoskinson's older sister, and other supporters of Hoskinson's family shared their thoughts on the execution of Frank Jarvis Atwood on Wednesday morning. Atwood, 66, was convicted of kidnapping and killing the 8-year-old Hoskinson in 1984. Video by Rebecca Sasnett / Arizona Daily Star.

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Two key prosecutors are sparring over who gets to decide when Arizona executes death row inmate Aaron Gunches. But there is still the open question of whether the state will ever resume executions. 

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