59-Year-Old Carlton Gary, who was slated to be executed tonight has received a stay of execution. The Georgia Supreme Court has ordered the Muscogee County Superior Court to have a hearing on Gary’s request for DNA testing.
Gary was convicted in 1986 of three slayings out of seven between 1977 and 1978 in the Columbus area. Gary was dubbed the “Stocking Strangler” because the female victims were all beaten and raped before being strangled with their own underwear.
Gary maintains his innocence and thinks that DNA will clear him of the murders. On the off chance that it might prove him innocent I say go for it. DNA testing wasn’t available at the time he was convicted so what the hell will it hurt?
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