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James Paul Gracey, a University of Alabama junior, disappeared after being separated from friends at a Barcelona nightclub and was later found dead on Somorrostro Beach; authorities are investigating, and Gracey’s family and the university are offering support and urging anyone with information to contact local authorities.
Valdo Calocane, a dual Guinea-Bissau/Portuguese national with settled status in the UK, killed three people in Nottingham last year despite a history of mental health issues. Raised in a hardworking Christian family, he had been sectioned multiple times in the years leading up to the killings. Calocane, who had settled in Nottingham as a university student, had concealed the extent of his mental breakdown from his family. His parents, known for their hard work and strong Christian values, remain in Haverfordwest, with his mother working as an intensive care nurse and his father as a carer.
Oklahoma executed Anthony Sanchez for the 1996 rape and murder of University of Oklahoma dance student Juli Busken. Sanchez, who maintained his innocence, chose not to present a clemency application. DNA evidence from the crime scene matched him while he was serving time for burglary. The execution proceeded despite a request for a stay from his new lawyer, and the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the request. Sanchez's conviction was based on DNA evidence, ballistic evidence, and a shoe print found at the crime scene. This is the third execution in Oklahoma this year, and the state's next scheduled execution is on November 30.