Michael Benge of Ohio to die today

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Michael Benge of Ohio to die today

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Please pray for Michael and his victim Judith. May God have mercy on us all!

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio is on track to set a record for lethal injections as it prepares for its eighth execution of 2010.

Michael Benge (behnj) is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday morning for bludgeoning his girlfriend, Judith Gabbard, to death in southwest Ohio and then using her ATM card to get money for crack cocaine. Gov. Ted Strickland has denied clemency for 49-year-old Benge.

A prisons spokeswoman says Gabbard's son, daughter and brother plan to watch the execution, along with Benge's attorney.

The execution would break the state's record of the most people put to death in a year since Ohio resumed capital punishment in 1999. The previous high of seven was set in 2004.

Ohio's all-time execution record occurred in 1949, when 15 men were executed in the electric chair.
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I WILL PRAY THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET

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I WILL PRAY THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET FOR Michael Benge..


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I WILL PRAY THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET

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I WILL PRAY THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET FOR Michael Benge..


JESUS I TRUST IN YOU
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.. I will pray the chaplet for Michael..
pax lux,
karl

Remember that thou hast made me of clay; and wilt thou turn me to dust again? Job10:9
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final statement

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Benge told Warden Donald Morgan he wanted to make a final statement.

“First and foremost, all praise and glory to God, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I have caused you more pain than anyone should have to endure,” Benge said into the microphone he was holding, looking at the witnesses. “Both families have lost in the end.

“I can never apologize enough. I hope someday you will find peace in your heart. I hope you have room in your heart left for Jesus Christ. Without him, we are nothing. Like my brothers who have gone before me, I can’t apologize enough. Even now I am blessed.

“I hope my death gives you closure. That’s all I can ask. Praise God and thanks
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