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California's oldest inmate executed after long appeal fight
Clarence Ray Allen, aged 76, was executed at San Quentin after his lawyers pressed for mercy citing age and illness. Despite a heart attack earlier and legal pleas, officials said they would resuscitate then execute. He faced witnesses, spoke of love, and died with Choctaw symbols and Indian advisers present.
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