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Clarence Dixon dies in Arizona’s 1st execution since 2014

Media pool witness Taylor Tasler from KTAR talks to the media on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. Inmate Clarence Dixon was put to death by lethal injection earlier Wednesday inside the state prison for his murder conviction in the killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin in 1978. Dixon was the first person to be executed in the state after a nearly eight-year hiatus in its use of the death penalty. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Chief Counsel, Arizona Voice For Crime Victims and Attorney for Leslie James, Colleen Chase talks to the media on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. Inmate Clarence Dixon was put to death by lethal injection earlier Wednesday inside the state prison for his murder conviction in the killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin in 1978. Dixon was the first person to be executed in the state after a nearly eight-year hiatus in its use of the death penalty. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Media pool witness Paul Davenport with the Associated Press talks to the media on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. Inmate Clarence Dixon was put to death by lethal injection earlier Wednesday inside the state prison for his murder conviction in the killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin in 1978. Dixon was the first person to be executed in the state after a nearly eight-year hiatus in its use of the death penalty. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Leslie Bowdoin James, sister of Deana Lynne Bowdoin talks to the media on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. Inmate Clarence Dixon was put to death by lethal injection earlier Wednesday inside the state prison for his murder conviction in the killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin in 1978. Dixon was the first person to be executed in the state after a nearly eight-year hiatus in its use of the death penalty. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Leslie Bowdoin James, sister of Deana Lynne Bowdoin talks to the media on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. Inmate Clarence Dixon was put to death by lethal injection earlier Wednesday inside the state prison for his murder conviction in the killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin in 1978. Dixon was the first person to be executed in the state after a nearly eight-year hiatus in its use of the death penalty. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Media pool witness Troy Hayden of Fox 10 (KSAZ-TV) talks to the media on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in Florence, Ariz. Inmate Clarence Dixon was put to death by lethal injection earlier Wednesday inside the state prison for his murder conviction in the killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin in 1978. Dixon was the first person to be executed in the state after a nearly eight-year hiatus in its use of the death penalty. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) The state prison is seen early, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in Florence, Ariz. Inmate Clarence Dixon is scheduled to die by lethal injection Wednesday inside the state prison for his murder conviction in the killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin in 1978. Dixon will become the first person to be executed in the state after a nearly eight-year hiatus in its use of the death penalty. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Charles Keith stands outside the state prison Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in Florence, Ariz. Inmate Clarence Dixon is scheduled to die by lethal injection Wednesday inside the state prison for his murder conviction in the killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin in 1978. Dixon will become the first person to be executed in the state after a nearly eight-year hiatus in its use of the death penalty. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Charles Keith stands outside the state prison Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in Florence, Ariz. Inmate Clarence Dixon is scheduled to die by lethal injection Wednesday inside the state prison for his murder conviction in the killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin in 1978. Dixon will become the first person to be executed in the state after a nearly eight-year hiatus in its use of the death penalty. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections shows Clarence Dixon. A judge ruled Tuesday, May 3, 2022, that an Arizona prisoner convicted in the 1978 killing of a university student is mentally fit to be put to death next week. Dixon was convicted of murder in the killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin. (Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry via AP, File)