Death Row Inmate Dies At Raleigh Hospital

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Police say an inmate on death row has died of natural causes. Β 

Ernest McCarver, 54, died at a Raleigh hospital Friday. Β McCarver was convicted for murdering 71-year-old Woodrow Hartley in Cabarrus County in 1992. Β 

McCarver received a death sentence in the case. Β His execution was scheduled twice in 2001 but appeals kept him alive.