William Morva

Who is William Morva?

William Charles Morva was a fugitive who was responsible for the two 2006 shooting deaths of Sheriff's Deputy Cpl. Eric Sutphin and hospital security guard Derrick McFarland, in the town of Blacksburg, Virginia, United States, near the university campus of Virginia Tech, while escaping trial for attempted armed robbery. He was sentenced to death on May 23, 2008. Judge Ray Grubbs set the execution date for October 21, 2008, with an automatic appeal. On June 4, 2009, an appeal for William Morva was made to the Virginia Supreme Court. The capital murder conviction and death sentence were confirmed on September 18, 2009.