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sierra pfeifer

@sierrapf.bsky.social

Mental health & addiction reporter for KOSU and Report for America

sierra pfeifer @sierrapf.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

In 1983, Wayne Thompson was sentenced to death for murdering his older sister’s abuser in Chickasha, OK. At 15, SCOTUS ruled he was too young for the death penalty. Since then, he's spent over four decades behind bars, working towards release. Tomorrow morning he'll make his case for parole.

Wayne Thompson looks out the window of the Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington. Thompson was convicted of first-degree murder in 1984 for a crime he committed at age 15.

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sierra pfeifer @sierrapf.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

In 1983, Wayne Thompson was sentenced to death for murdering his older sister’s abuser in Chickasha, OK. At 15, SCOTUS ruled he was too young for the death penalty. Since then, he's spent over four decades behind bars, working towards release. Tomorrow morning he'll make his case for parole.

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