John Hightower is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection at 8 o'clock tonight. There have been a flurry of last minute appeals by his lawyers, including one before the state Board of Pardons and Paroles. The Board was expected to announce their decision this morning.
Hightower was convicted in 1988 of the killing of his wife and two stepdaughters in Milledgeville in July of 1987. This would be the first execution in Georgia in nearly two years.
Hightower was convicted in 1988 of the killing of his wife and two stepdaughters in Milledgeville in July of 1987. This would be the first execution in Georgia in nearly two years.
