Two convicted killers were executed by injection about an hour apart Wednesday in the second double execution in recent years in Illinois.

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Officials at Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet said Walter Stewart, 42, died at 12:30 a.m. CDT and Durlyn Eddmonds, 45, was pronounced dead at 1:35 a.m. CDT.Both executions were completed without incident.

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