state, his client would be serving a life sentence. Hill was sentenced to death in 1990 for killing fellow prison inmate Joseph Handspike, beating him to death with a nail-studded board. At the time, Hill had been serving a life sentence for the 1985 shooting death of his girlfriend Myra Wright.
Hill has been convicted of killing a fellow prisoner in Lee County, Joseph Handspike, in August 1990 by beating him to death. At the time, Hill was already serving a life sentence for the 1986 shooting death of his 18-year-old girlfriend, Myra Wright.
Date: Jul 15, 2013
Category: World
Source: Google
Georgia appeals stay of execution for condemned killer
Hill was sentenced to death for the 1990 killing of Joseph Handspike, another inmate in a Georgia state prison. He was convicted of beating Handspike to death with a nail-studded board while serving a life sentence in the 1985 killing of his girlfriend, Myra Wright.
Handspike. Authorities say he used a board studded with nails to bludgeon Handspike while he slept as other prisoners watched and pleaded with Hill to stop. At the time Hill was already serving a life sentence for murder in the 1986 slaying of his girlfriend, Myra Wright, who had been shot 11 times.
Date: Feb 19, 2013
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Federal appeals court halts execution of Ga. inmate Warren Lee Hill
inmate Joseph Handspike. Authorities say he used a board studded with nails to bludgeon Handspike while he slept and other prisoners pleaded with Hill to stop. At the time Hill was already serving a life sentence for murder in the 1986 slaying of his girlfriend, Myra Wright, who had been shot 11 times.