Death Row Duo Faces New Death Penalty | Tucson News

Two death row inmates, Pete Van Winkle and Tracy Hampton, face renewed death penalty charges for allegedly killing fellow inmate Kenneth Thompson inside a Pinal County jail. Both men already have prior death sentences — Van Winkle for a 2008 jail murder, Hampton for a 2001 double homicide involving an unborn child. Thompson, also a violent offender with a death sentence from 2019 for murdering his sister-in-law and her boyfriend, was the victim in this latest alleged killing. Prosecutors argue the circumstances justify the harshest penalty under Arizona law, setting the stage for a long, complex legal battle with inevitable appeals. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0883fe8688060b3f