Maryland man slated for execution tonight pleads for clemency from President Trump

Nearly 2,000,000 people have signed a petition asking the federal government not to execute Dustin Higgs, who was convicted of ordering the murder of three DC women. BELTSVILLE, Md. — Sometime Friday night, a Maryland man is scheduled to become the 13th and likely final person put to death by the Trump administration since it restarted federal executions in 2020.  Dustin Higg’s lawyer, Shawn Nolan, told WUSA9 he’s still hopeful the Supreme Court will refuse to lift a stay — but the court has allowed 12 other executions to go forward in the last six months. The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let his execution move forward.  Higgs continues to maintain his innocence in a particularly horrifying crime, and nearly two million people have signed a petition calling for him to be spared. Dustin John Higgs is going to be executed for a crime he didn’t commit. He was accused of killing three girls but later to be found not guilty. All witnesses, including the man who actually killed the girls, confirm Dustin’s innocence. This innocent man should be spared. On Jan. 27, 1996, a passing motorist found the bodies of three D.C. women on the side…
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