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Colorado’s Death Row

Robert Ray was convicted and received a jury's death determination in 2009 for the murder of a young couple, Javad Marshall-Fields and his fiancee, Vivian Wolfe. Javad Marshall-Fields was to be a prosecution witness in another murder trial involving Ray. Sir Mario Owens also received the death penalty for his involvement in the killing of the couple.

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Search the news archives of the Boulder Daily Camera, the Denver Post, and the Denver Rocky Mountain News for additional information.





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