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Randy Taylor's Appeal Denied

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NELSON COUNTY (WVIR) The Virginia Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of convicted murderer Randy Allen Taylor.

Taylor's appeal was denied by the state's highest court on Friday.

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He killed Nelson County teenager Alexis Murphy in 2013. A jury convicted him a year later.

Taylor maintains he is innocent.

A family member of Alexis Murphy says they're happy with the decision but it doesn't bring them closure. The family still wants to know where Alexis' body is.


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