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Indiana Set to Execute Officer's Killer After 22 Years

5/20/2025

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Indiana is poised to carry out the execution of Benjamin Ritchie on May 20, following his conviction for the 2000 murder of Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney. After more than two decades on death row, Ritchie's appeals—highlighting his severe brain damage and inadequate legal representation—have been rejected. This will be Indiana's second execution since reinstating the death penalty.

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Indiana is poised to carry out the execution of Benjamin Ritchie on May 20, following his conviction for the 2000 murder of Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney. After more than two decades on death row, Ritchie's appeals—highlighting his severe brain damage and inadequate legal representation—have been rejected. This will be Indiana's second execution since reinstating the death penalty.