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Oklahoma prepares to execute man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984 | Ap

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma plans to execute on Thursday a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1984.

Richard Rojem, 66, has exhausted all legal remedies and is scheduled to receive a lethal injection with three different drugs at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

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