Virginia Democratic governor defies international protests to oversee execution of mentally ill prisoner By Kate Randall 8 July 2017 William C. Morva was executed Thursday night in the state of Virginia after Governor Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, denied his petition for clemency. Morva, 35, a dual Hungarian-American citizen, was sentenced to death for the … Continue reading Virginia Democratic governor defies international protests to oversee execution of mentally ill prisoner