The Nation - News from Oct. 16, 1985
William Vandiver was executed early today in Indiana’s electric chair in Michigan City after calmly refusing to fight his death sentence. Vandiver, 37, bade goodby to his wife about 5:45 p.m. after meeting with her and his sister. Vandiver was convicted in the 1983 slaying of Paul Komyatti Sr., 65, of Hammond, a retired construction worker. Komyatti’s wife and son were convicted of taking part in a conspiracy to murder him. Vandiver is the 17th person to be executed in the United States this year.
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