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Richard Albert LEAVITT |
Richard Leavitt is transported to his 1985 trial.
Richard Leavitt testifies during his 1985 murder trial in
Blackfoot.
Richard Leavitt in the courtroom during his 1985 trial for the
murder of Danette Elg.
After Richard Leavitt was sentenced to death in December 1985, he
turned to his family
to say “Merry Christmas” before being taken to prison.
Richard Leavitt
Richard Leavitt
This image shows a photograph of a hand-written, elaborately
lettered
invitation/ticket the
Idaho Daily
Statesman had received the day
before from
Warden John W. Snook to attend
the execution of John
Seward,
published in a 1909
edition.
As Idaho's news media spar with the state in federal court
over limits
on access to
executions, the case has turned a spotlight on Idaho's
long and
consistent
history of media witnesses attending its state executions
to serve as
the eyes
and ears of the
public. Media witnesses have been present
for all but
one
Idaho execution since 1901
and published detailed accounts of
them.
(AP
Photo/The Spokesman-Review)
This Oct. 20, 2011 file photo shows the execution chamber at the
Idaho Maximum
Security
Institution
as Warden Randy Blades, right, stands in the
observation
room, in Boise, Idaho.
A legal challenge
seeking full viewing access
to Idaho
executions will go before a federal
appeals court Thursday,
June 7,
2012, with
The Associated Press and 16 other news
organizations saying the
process is
unconstitutionally restrictive.
(AP Photo/Jessie L. Bonner, File)
The victim
Danette Jean Elg, 31.
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