{"id":226476,"date":"2026-05-01T00:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/226476\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T00:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:36:12","slug":"henrettet-for-drap-og-voldtekt-av-13-ar-gamle-niesen-50-ar-senere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/226476\/","title":{"rendered":"Henrettet for drap og voldtekt av 13 \u00e5r gamle niesen \u2013 50 \u00e5r senere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"_lead_145nj_2 _lead_6fko5_53 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-l layout-component layout-wide layout-padded _wide_17hqh_1 layout-padded\">James Hitchcock (70) fikk d\u00f8delig  giftspr\u00f8yte torsdag. Offerets mor var vitne til henrettelsen.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Hitchcock Foto: - \/ AFP \/ NTB\" class=\"_image_jw3bv_65 layout-component layout-wide\" data-fullscreen- data-track-element-type=\"Article image fullscreen\" data-track-name=\"ImageFullscreen\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"385\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/41002fed-733d-3805-afb8-5c536fd839dd.jpeg\"  style=\"object-position:0% 0%\" width=\"313\"\/>James Hitchcock Foto: &#8211; \/ AFP \/ NTB<\/p>\n<ul aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"_images_ntbth_112\">\n<li><a class=\"_link_ntbth_117\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vg.no\/forfatter\/kari-aarstad-aase\" style=\"z-index:1\" title=\"Kari Aarstad Aase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Bilde av Kari Aarstad Aase\" class=\"_image_ntbth_93\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777595772_622_0dbde33e-6d8e-4680-8e4f-e2a64281e2b8.jpeg\"  width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Oppdatert fredag 1. mai kl. 02:02     <\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Torsdag kveld ble James Hitchcock erkl\u00e6rt d\u00f8d klokken 18.12 lokal tid i henrettelseskammeret ved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg.no\/tag\/florida?utm_source=vg-article&amp;utm_medium=auto-tagger&amp;utm_campaign=OkyAz1\" class=\"_link_145nj_39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida<\/a> State Prison. Det melder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2026\/04\/30\/florida-execution-james-hitchock-rape-murder-cynthia-driggers--live\/89821916007\/\" class=\"_link_145nj_39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Bakgrunnen er et drap som skjedde for nesten 50 \u00e5r siden. Natt til 31. juli 1976 voldtok den da 20 \u00e5r gamle Hitchcock  13 \u00e5r gamle Cynthia \u00abCindy\u00bb Driggers, som var stedatter til broren hans. Jenta var bare tre dager unna sin 14-\u00e5rsdag. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Hitchcock forklarte at han hadde drukket \u00f8l og r\u00f8kt marihuana f\u00f8r han gikk inn p\u00e5 jentas rom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">I en tilst\u00e5else til politiet, som han senere trakk tilbake, fortalte Hitchcock at han kvalte jenta for \u00e5 hindre henne i \u00e5 fortelle moren hva han hadde gjort. Han skal ha sl\u00e5tt henne to ganger, kvalt henne og dyttet liket inn i noen busker, f\u00f8r han gikk inn og la seg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Flere av Cynthias slektninger, blant dem lilles\u00f8steren Lynn Cobb og offerets mor var til stede under henrettelsen. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">\u2013 Jeg savner henne bare, og ville s\u00e5 gjerne ha sett henne som voksen, sa moren if\u00f8lge Florida Today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">\u2013 Jeg takker Gud for \u00e5 ha gitt meg styrke og m\u00f8t gjennom alle disse \u00e5rene og gjennom denne tragedien. Vi avslutter n\u00e5 dette kapittelet i livet. Vi skal fortsette \u00e5 minnes henne og alltid huske at livet er dyrebart og tiden verdifull, sa Cobb if\u00f8lge AP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">USAs h\u00f8yesterett avviste tidligere p\u00e5 dagen en anke om utsettelse. Siste m\u00e5ltid bestod av kylling, salat, iskrem, pai og brus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Dommen mot Hitchcock falt \u00e5ret etter at d\u00f8dsstraffen ble gjeninnf\u00f8rt i 1976. Han anket tre ganger uten \u00e5 f\u00e5 medhold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Dette er den sjette henrettelsen i Florida i 2026. I fjor ble 19 personer henrettet i delstaten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"James Hitchcock (70) fikk d\u00f8delig giftspr\u00f8yte torsdag. Offerets mor var vitne til henrettelsen. 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