Rapist Who Murdered Teen Girl Executed

Wesley Ira Purkey, center, is escorted by police officers in Kansas City, Kan., in 1988 after he was arrested in connection with the death of 80-year-old Mary Ruth Bales. Purkey was also convicted of kidnapping and killing a 16-year-old girl. Jim Barcus/The Kansas City Star via AP

The second federal execution this week took place in Indiana after the Supreme Court cleared the way.

Wesley Ira Purkey, 68, who was convicted in 2003 of raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl, was executed at 8:19 a.m. at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.