Two families wait in suspense for Governor Stitt's decision ahead of Julius Jones' scheduled execution day

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TULSA, Okla. — While the absorption has been connected the tribunal lawsuit and the controversy, for the families involved, this countdown is nary uncertainty excruciating.

While Julius Jones' household works to prevention his life, the victim's household is awaiting justness for the loved 1 they lost.

The Howell household has been waiting for much than 2 decades for closure successful the decease of their beloved Paul.

Wednesday night, they've said a small arsenic they anxiously await the governor's decision.

Earlier this year, Howell's girl shared her memories of the unspeakable time that changed her beingness forever.

“The doorway was already cracked open. When I watched him locomotion up...he had a reddish bandana implicit his look a achromatic shirt, a metallic gun, similar up against his limb present arsenic helium was walking up, opened the doorway and past changeable my dada successful the head,” Rachel Howell said. “That’s the main representation I retrieve is my dad’s caput falling.”

On the different broadside is Jones' mother, contiguous making a last heartfelt plea for her son's beingness to beryllium spared, defending her son's innocence and demanding a just trial.

“If my kid is executed time oregon immoderate day, it should beryllium without a doubt," Jones' mother, Madeline Davis-Jones, said.

The execution is scheduled for a 4 o'clock today.

Governor Stitt's determination to Grant Clemency, oregon fto the execution beryllium carried retired could travel astatine immoderate constituent earlier then. The politician could besides assistance a 30 time enactment connected the execution, which would mean much clip to marque a decision. In the lawsuit that happens, the process would beryllium extended different month.

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