Richard Leavitt
Richard Leavitt, 53, was executed by lethal injection at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution in Kuna on June 12, 2012, and the Ada County coroner pronounced him dead at 10:25 a.m. His father, Boyd, worked for a towing company and was described as quiet, and his mother, Marjorie, was the leader of the family. Leavitt maintained his innocence, and his lawyers' last-minute request to halt the execution was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court. Witnesses were able to watch the entire procedure for the first time after a federal court ordered it opened following a lawsuit by news organizations.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Leavitt maintained his innocence, and his lawyers' last-minute request to stop the execution was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Reported by: Idaho Department of Correction (the agency that held him); Ada County Coroner Erwin Sonnenburg (medical examiner or coroner); news reports.