Kyra Haas Arizona Capitol Times//June 8, 2022//

Debbie Carlson, mother of murdered 8-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson, wipes away a tear as she speaks at a news conference after Frank Atwood was put to...

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Atwood executed for 1984 murder, kidnapping