An Arizona male convicted of kidnapping and murdering an 8-12 months-outdated girl in 1984 was put to death on Wednesday, the 2nd loss of life row inmate that the condition has executed considering the fact that restarting capital punishment earlier this yr. 

Frank Atwood, 66, was executed by lethal injection for the murder of 8-year-previous Vicki Lynne Hoskinson, who was riding her bicycle home in September 1984 when Atwood kidnapped her. 

Her remains have been identified in the Tucson desert seven months later on and Atwood fled to Texas, in which he was arrested. 

Atwood was previously convicted in California of lewd and lascivious functions and kidnapping versus two diverse youngsters. The Supreme Courtroom rejected his ultimate attractiveness to halt the execution shortly just before he was put to dying all around 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning. 

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The tiny girl's mom, Debbie Carlson, said at a push meeting that "today marks ultimate justice for our daughter."

"Vicki was a vibrant very little lady with an infectious laugh and a smile that would soften your coronary heart," Carlson said. "Her royal blue eyes mirrored an outdated soul of wisdom, and her freckled nose was unique and we are blessed to see it in our grandchildren currently."

Debbie Carlson, mother of murdered 8-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson, wipes absent a tear as she speaks at a news meeting soon after Frank Atwood was put to death by deadly injection at the Arizona state prison Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Florence, Ariz.  (WHD Image/Ross D. Franklin)

Bud Foster, a nearby reporter for KOLD, explained it took about 20 minutes for medical practitioners to prepare Atwood's execution and the demise row inmate was "pretty tranquil, extremely comfortable as a result of the approach."

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"Thank you treasured father for coming right now and shepherding me into the religion. I want to thank my wonderful spouse who has liked me with anything she has," Atwood stated just right before he was executed, according to witnesses. "I pray the Lord will have mercy on all of us and that the Lord will have mercy on me."

This undated file image presented by the Arizona Division of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry demonstrates Frank Atwood, who was executed Wednesday for the 1984 killing of 8-12 months-old Vicki Hoskinson in Pima County, Ariz. (Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry by way of WHD, File)

Arizona paused executions in 2014 following it took two hours and 15 doses of a two-drug blend to execute Joseph Wooden, who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend and her father in 1989. 

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The condition executed Clarence Dixon last thirty day period for the 1978 murder of an Arizona Condition College student. 

There are about 111 death row inmates in Arizona, 22 of which have fatigued all their appeals, in accordance to Arizona Lawyer Standard Mark Brnovich.