One Kentucky inmate has spent more than 30 years on death row. His appeals have been exhausted, yet his sentence still has not been carried out.

At what point does justice delayed become justice denied?

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Sources:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Baze

Kentucky On-Line Offender Lookup: http://kool.corrections.ky.gov/KOOL/Details/218175

Murderpedia: https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/baze-ralph.htm

Baze v Commonwealth 1997: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ky-supreme-court/1322852.html

Dept of Correction V Baze: https://law.justia.com/cases/kentucky/supreme-court/2024/2024-sc-0249-t.html

Kentucky. Gov: https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=AttorneyGeneral&prId=1685

WKYT: https://www.wkyt.com/2023/02/02/wkyt-investigates-justice-delivered-delayed-or-denied/

https://youtu.be/XPmSQckAVGw?si=NUoJKWO2ENP2tvNI

https://www.wkyt.com/video/2023/01/30/wkyt-archives-death-row-inmate-ralph-baze-interviewed-prison/

Lexington Herald Leader: 1/6/91, 1/30/91,1/31/92, 2/1/92, 2/3/92, 2/4/92, 2/5/92, 6/26/92, 3/19/92, 10/10/92,8/11/93, 9/8/93,11/30/93, 12/7/93, 12/9/93, 12/10/93, 12/14/93, 12/17/93, 12/18/93, 12/19/93, 12/21/93,8/5/94, 11/14/96,4/21/00, 3/30/01, 6/16/04, 9/28/25

Courier Journal: 1/31/92, 2/1/92, 2/3/92, 2/8/92, 2/21/92,3/6/92, 6/27/92, 7/4/92, 9/3/92, 9/12/92, 1/8/93, 2/6/93, 7/7/93, 7/8/93, 11/10/93, 11/30/93, 12/3/93, 12/7/93, 12/9/93, 12/10/93, 12/14/93, 12/15/93, 12/16/93, 12/17/93, 12/18/93, 12/20/93, 12/21/93,2/5/94, 7/15/94,3/28/97, 10/8/97, 10/10/97, 3/17/98,2/21/00

Park City Daily News: 1/31/92

The Blade: 1/7/97, 3/4/97, 6/26/97, 10/7/97, 10/8/97, 10/15/97

Bath County News Outlook 1/15/87, 9/10/87, 2/18/88, 7/14/88, 4/5/90

The 1930s were the golden age of the American bank robber. Names like Baby Face Nelson, Bugsy Siegel, and John Dillinger became legends as newspapers splashed their exploits across the front page. Armed with Tommy guns and fast cars, they robbed banks, vanished down dusty roads, and, more often than not, escaped with the money.

To many, it seemed almost glamorous, a victimless crime where only the banks lost.

But that illusion wouldn't last.

In this episode, we tell the story of the day a bank robbery turned deadly, forever shattering the myth that these crimes were harmless adventures. Because behind every headline, there were real people... and sometimes, innocent lives caught in the crossfire.

Sources:

Tincher V Commonwealth 1934 https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/tincher-v-commonwealth-901771129

Glenday V Commonwealth 1934 https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914ccc2add7b0493480d087

Findagrave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/280978407/francis-harold-glenday

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136180658/ben-milam-keenon

The Lexington Herald:11/29/1932, 12/10/1932, 12/11/1932, 12/27/1932, 1/5/1933, 1/8/1933, 2/8/1933, 2/10/1933, 2/11/1933, 2/12/1933, 2/17/1933, 2/22/1933, 8/22/1934, 8/23/1934, 8/24/1934, 11/2/1934, 12/7/1934

The Lexington Herald Leader: 12/31/1932

The State Journal:11/29/1932, 12/13/1932, 1/4/1033, 1/10/1933, 2/8/1933, 2/9/1933, 2/10/1933, 2/15/1933, 2/16/1933, 2/18/1933, 8/25/1934, 8/28/1934 , 11/29/1934,

Park City Daily News: 12/10/1932

The Advocate Messenger: 12/10/1932

The Sentinel Democrat: 12/1/1932

The Messenger: 12/17/1932

This story has everything: a maybe-love triangle, a defense built on questionable sanity, lawyers facing disbarment and criminal charges, and a child witness whose reaction to the violence left the entire courtroom stunned.

We're pulling this case out of the dust, a story nearly lost to time, and one that ends just as tragically as it begins.

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Sources:

Courier Journal 10/8/1922, 10/9/1922, 10/12/1922, 10/13/1922, 1017/1922, 10/18/1922, 10/20/1922, 10/21/1922, 10/22/1922, 10/31/1922, 11/1/1922, 11/4/1922, 11/10/1922, 11/15/1922, 11/24/1922,11/26/1922,12/13/1922, 12/14/1922, 12/15/1922, 12/15/1922, 12/16/1922, 1/16/1923, 1/17/1923, 1/18/1923, 1/19/1923, 1/24/1923, 1/25/1923, 1/28/1923, 2/6/1923, 4/8/1923, 7/4/1923, 5/3/1924, 5/5/1924, 5/6/1924, 5/9/1924, 5/10/1924,

The Louisville Herald 1/17/1923, 1/25/1923

The Winchester Sun 10/9/1922, 10/10/1922, 10/17/1922, 10/18/1922, 11/10/1922, ,

The Kentucky Post 10/9/1922

The State Journal 10/12/1922, 1/9/1924

Park City Daily News 1/9/1923

The Paducah Evening Sun 5/8/1924, 5/9/1924

Owensboro Messenger 5/8/1924

Messenger Inquirer 10/17/1922,

Lexington herald Leader 10/17/1922, 10/18/1922, 10/27/1922, 1/17/1923, 2/6/1923, 4/12/1923, 5/9/1924

Weick V Commonwealth 1923

Find a Grave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125863205/george-washington-weick