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Marco Allen Chapman Executed

Marco Allen Chapman in 2002, following his arrest.
AP/Bob Bird 2002
Marco Allen Chapman in 2002, following his arrest.

By Jacque Day

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Eddyville, Kentucky – On Friday, Marco Allen Chapman became the 165th person, all men, to be executed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the second inmate in the history of the state to die by means of lethal injection. Jacque Day brings you this report from the Kentucky State Penitentiary near Eddyville.