Louisiana Man on Death Row Dies Weeks Before March Execution Date

Vehicles enter at the main security gate at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., on Aug. 5, 2008. Judi Bottoni/AP Photo

ANGOLA, La.—A terminally ill man who spent over 30 years on death row in Louisiana for the killing of his stepson died days after a March date was scheduled for his execution by nitrogen gas.

Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died Saturday at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, “from natural causes as a result of complications arising from his pre-existing medical conditions,” according to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.