Supreme Court will not hear case of local man sentenced to death for 2012 murder

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WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a man convicted and sentenced for a murder in January 2012.

READ: Jury sentences Jordan Clemons to death for first-degree murder of Karissa Kunco

Jordan Clemons was sentenced to death by a Washington County jury for killing his then-girlfriend, Karissa Kunco. Prosecutors said he slit the woman's throat so deeply the knife hit her spine. Her body was found in the woods and her car was found 7 miles away from the crime scene. It was full of blood and still running.

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The Washington County District Attorney said this ends Clemons' direct appeal process.

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