Jan 14, 2021Dawud E. Spaulding was scheduled to be executed at 10 local time on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Mansfield, Ohio. His execution has been stayed. Thirty-eight-year-old Dawud is convicted of murdering Erica Singleton and Ernie Thomas on December 15, 2011, in Akron, Ohio. Dawud has been on death row in Ohio for the last seven years.
Jan 18, 2021At least 12 of the 22 miners are still alive after being trapped for a week in gold mine. The fate of the other 10 men is currently unknown. An explosion blocked the exit to the area where the miners are trapped. Some of the miners are injured, and the others are experiencing hardships. Pray for the trapped miners. Pray for rescue workers.
Jan 14, 2021Blaine Keith Milam was scheduled to be executed at 6 pm local time, on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. Thirty-one-year-old Blaine is convicted of the murder of 13-month old Amora Carson in Rusk County, Texas, in December 2008. Blaine has been on death row in Texas for the past ten years.
Jan 18, 2021At least 34 people have died, and over 600 others were injured in a 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia. The quake has toppled buildings and triggered landslides. Pray for the families of the deceased. Pray for healing for the injured. Pray for the area as it works to rebuild.
Jan 18, 2021At least 83 people have died in clashes between different ethnic groups in West Darfur, Sudan. Fighting began after a man was stabbed to death in El Geneina over the weekend. Pray for the families of the deceased. Pray for peace and healing.
Jan 18, 2021Continued fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia as resulted in food shortages. There are between 5 and 7 million people in the region, most of whom are in need of emergency food aid. Pray for the people in region. Pray for wisdom for those seeking to help.
Jan 18, 2021The search continues for remains of Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737, carrying 62 people onboard. It crashed shortly after take-off. Some human remains have been discovered with several having been identified Pray for the families of the 62 individuals. Pray for the safety of the rescue workers.
Junius Burno, Pennsylvania
Updated: Monday, November 13, 2017 11:15 am EDT
Junius Burno's execution was scheduled to occur at 7 pm EDT, on Friday, November 17, 2017, at the State Correction Institute Rockview in Rockview, Pennsylvania. Junius’ execution has been stayed. Junius was convicted of murdering 45-year-old Carlos Juarbe and 35-year-old Oscar Rosado III, on April 13, 2003, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Junius has seen the last 10 years of his life on Pennsylvania’s death row.
Junius’ execution has been stayed by the US District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania. It was likely stayed in order to allow Junius to complete his appeals.
On April 13, 2003, Mary Meixell called the police saying that she had heard gunshots from next door. Police arrived at the address provided to discover blood on the front steps and the front door ajar. The responding officer entered and discovered Carlos Juarbe, the lessee of the residence, lying in the bedroom doorway. His friend, Oscar Rosado, was lying in the back of the bedroom, curled in the fetal position.
Evidence gathered by the police pointed to Terrence Betha as the suspect. He was arrested on September 12, 2003, and charged him with murder. Betha gave a voluntary statement to police which also incriminated Junius Burno. Betha also alleged that he and Burno were shot at as they fled the apartment.
Betha’s wife confirmed to police that on April 13, 2003, Betha and Burno arrived at the house, with Betha having been shot. Both men refused to provide her with any more information. Betha was taken to a hospital in Philadelphia, where Betha provided false information to the police.
Burno was arrested shortly after Betha’s statement. Burno gave several conflicting reports to the police regarding the murders. He initial claimed that he was innocent, before confessing to the crime. A jailhouse informant, who earned a plea bargain for his information, testified against Burno, claiming that Burno confessed to him while in prison.
Burno was sentenced to death on March 6, 2007.
Junius Burno’s notice of execution was issued by Department of Corrections Secretary John Wentzel, as Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has refused to sign any execution warrants. If the Governor does not sign an execution notice within a specified time frame, state law requires the corrections secretary to issue the execution notice.
On Friday, February 13, 2015, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced a moratorium on executions in the state, until he receives and reviews a report on capital punishment in the state, a report which was ordered in 2011. In his announcement, he called the death penalty in Pennsylvania a "flawed system," "ineffective," "unjust," and "expensive." Read more about the announcement here.
Please pray for peace and healing for the families of Carlos Juarbe and Oscar Rosado. Please pray for strength for the family of Junius. Please pray that Junius may come to find peace through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, if he has not already.
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