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    James Baldwin IV - Louisiana





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    Convicted and sentenced to death in the July 23, 1994 murders of his wife Elizabeth Baldwin as well as J.O. Woodfin, Rocky Baggott and Volly Jack Grimsley. He thought his wife had been involved with all three men.

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    Baldwin's direct appeal was denied by the Louisiana Supreme Court on December 12, 1997.

    http://caselaw.findlaw.com/la-suprem...t/1005968.html

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    Inmate who killed four people dies on death row

    A US man who's been on death row for a quadruple homicide he committed 26-years-ago has died.

    Graveside services are pending for James Baldwin IV at the Bethel Cemetery in Louisiana.

    Baldwin, from DeSoto Parish, was convicted and sentenced to death in the July 1994 murders of his estranged wife Elizabeth Baldwin, along with J.O. Woodfin, Rocky Baggott and Volly Jack Grimsley.

    Baldwin, who had been ill for some time, did not have an execution date. Executions have been on hold in the state for many years.

    The deadly shooting mass happened at Woodfin's Wood Springs' home. Baldwin, who claimed he acted in self-defence, shot the four at close range with a sawed-off, 12-gauge shotgun.

    There was a history of domestic problems between the Baldwins, and after eight years of marriage Elizabeth Baldwin had finally left.

    Sheriff Jayson Richardson was 12-years-old when Baldwin carried out the murders. Baldwin is Mr Richardson's biological father.

    The two did not have a relationship. Mr Richardson was 11-months-old when his mother divorced Baldwin to bring an end to a six-year marriage filled with domestic violence.

    Mr Richardson and his mother, Carol Sue Richardson, shared their story with KTBS last October as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

    https://www.9news.com.au/world/usa-n...2-9485b4892841

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