August 5
[friends---the following item was put out earlier under the heading of
TENNESSEE----that was incorrect.....the story relates to a death row
inmate in Oklahoma......Philip Workman, on death row in Tennessee, has an
execution date for September 22--------my apologies for the error and
confusion]
OKLAHOMA:
Workman Denied Clemency----Execution Scheduled For Aug. 26
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole board voted Thursday to deny clemency to a
man convicted and sentenced to death for the beating death of his
girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter.
The board voted 4-1 against clemency for Windel Ray Workman, 46, who is to
be executed Aug. 26 for the Jan. 10, 1987, death of Amber Holman.
Holman was the daughter of Workman's live-in girlfriend. Court documents
indicate he had a history of abusing the child, eventually killing her
with multiple blows to the head and abdomen.
Court documents indicate that 3 doctors testified the child's death was
caused by blunt trauma and that her injuries were consistent with being
hit by a fist, a hard object such as a board or being picked up by her
legs and slammed into a wall.
(source: Associated Press)
