INDIANAPOLIS — In October, Indiana is scheduled to execute Roy Lee Ward for raping and murdering 15-year-old Stacy Payne in 2001.
Ward waited for Payne’s parents to leave their home for work on July 11, 2001. He then pretended to be looking for his lost dog before he persuaded Payne to let him inside her family’s home.
Earlier this month, the Indiana Supreme Court set a tentative date for Ward’s execution on Oct. 10…