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Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Robert Fratta who ordered wife's death executed despite 'expired death drugs' battle

A former police officer has been executed despite a last-minute legal batte over allegedly 'expired' death drugs.

Robert Fratta, 65, was found guilty of hiring two people to kill his estranged wife Farah Fratta almost 30 years ago following a contentious divorce.

He was administered a lethal injection on Tuesday evening at Huntsville state penitentiary in Huntsville, United States and pronounced dead at 7:49 p.m.

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