By Robbie Ward
STARKVILLE, Mississippi Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:25am EDT
STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi dude guilty with sexually battering plus murdering their former manager's better half was scheduled to become completed about Tuesday, the initial of a pair of terminal needles designed inside express that week.
Larry Matthew "Matt" Puckett, 35, was guilty involving investment murder and sentenced to dying around 1996. If executed since cycle of with a few p.m. CDT in the Mississippi State Penitentiary within Parchman, his performance is a following in Mississippi this particular year as well as the 10th every one belonging to the United States throughout 2012.
Puckett has been observed responsible with fatally beating 28-year-old Rhonda Hatten Griffis, a new mother involving two, in October 1995 which has a timber club during the girl property in Petal, a tiny group of related to 10,000 throughout southwest Mississippi.
Griffis' mother came into the woman daughter's mobile dwelling immediately after hearing a "scream and also a thud" and located Puckett holding a bloody club, reported by court records.
Puckett said he acquired come into the house because he struck a deer on the facet on the path and necessary help in the victim's husband, David Griffis , for whom he or she have until now previously worked in advance of obtaining fired.
After suffering David Griffis , exactly who handled to look at this bloody club, Puckett still left the house and leaped straight into in the area woods, records show.
Griffis found his better half lying down in the puddle involving blood within the sleeping quarters floor. Court reports show your woman perished through accidental injuries including heavy reductions upon the woman's head, back again as well as chest muscles in addition to had been bleeding through the woman's genitals.
Authorities after located Puckett during his mother's home.
During your murder trial, Puckett claimed they had designed for you to burglarize the Griffis' home plus joined it regardless if he saw Rhonda Griffis' car parked outside.
Claiming to own had an matter using her several months ahead of the incident, Puckett testified your dog plus Rhonda Griffis have been kissing right up until that they heard your girlfriend mummy approach this mobile or portable home.
Puckett explained it turned out David Griffis which murdered his or her wife's comments with the tavern after accusing the girl of getting an affair.
Mississippi authorities have an delivery designed pertaining to Thursday. Inmate William J. Mitchell seemed to be signed to become place for you to demise to the 1998 murder plus sexual invasion of an comfort retail store clerk.
(Editing By Colleen Jenkins in addition to Daniel Trotta)
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