The Mississippi Supreme Court has set an execution date of Oct. 15 for death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford and denied his post-conviction appeal, according to court records filed Friday, Sept. 12.

Crawford was sentenced to death in April 1994 for the 1993 kidnapping, rape and murder of Kristy Ray from her Tippah County home in the Chalybeate community.

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Pam Dankins is the breaking news reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Have a tip? Email her at pdankins@gannett.com .

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