Man that blamed witchcraft for raping and murdering a nurse set to be executed in Terre Haute

A man convicted of raping and murdering a nurse in 2001 is set to be executed today at the Terre Haute Federal Prison Complex.

Good good evening andeston.3 thanks for joining us.

I'm patrece dayton.

The federal government is set to execute another inmate in terre haute.

The execution of william lecroy is set for 6 o'clock tonight..

In just minutes.

News 10's rondrell moore is live at the federal prison in terre haute.

He begins our team coverage this evening with what's happening and what's ahead for tonight.

As patrece mentioned... i'm here live at the federal prison..

The federal government is set to execute william lecroy here.

It was scheduled for 6 tonight has or hasn't went according to plan.

He will be the "sixth" federal death row inmate to die in terre haute this year.

This is following 17 years of no executions taking plan.

In 20-01..

The government says lecroy raped and murdered a nurse in georgia.

Prosecutors said he stabbed her to death.

Then..

They said he stole her car and drove "to the canadian border".

Our jordan kudisch is a media witness for the execution.

She told us .... we've learned there <will/won't be other witnesses....execution will/wont go on-time...> jordan will be inside the witness area of the death chamber.

We'll hear from her later on news 10 on my fox 10..

And news 10 nightwatch.

For now, news 10's dominic miranda is live near-by.

He's watching as the demonstrators are about to start a vigil.

//////// i've been following these demonstrators today.

Again, there was a large showing of people "against" the death penalty.

Any second now they will ring a bell and take a moment of silence..

This is to mark the death of the prisoner.

These folks have traveled from ??????

I'm news 10's dominic miranda reporting live... rondrell, back to you.

Thanks dominic.

I'll have another update for you later in this newscast..

And of course ... we'll be here at the federal prison until we receive word the execution has offically been completed.

For now..

I'll send it back to you in the studio, patrece.

Thanks rondrell... there is another federal execution set for thursday evening.

That inmate is ..

Christopher andre vialva .

The government says he murdered youth ministers todd and stacie bagley in 19-99 in texas.

The bagleys gave vialva and two of his accomplices a ride.

They forced the couple into their trunk.

Prosecutors said vialva shot both of the bagleys.

Then, an accomplice set