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Louisiana's oldest death row inmate dies less than month before execution date

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Christopher Sepulvado , 81 , dies "from natural causes as a result of complications arising from his pre-existing medical conditions," officials say.

He was sentenced to death in 1993 for the 1992 killing of his 6-year-old stepson after the boy came home from school with soiled underwear.

His execution was scheduled for March 17 .

His attorney describes his client's "significant" physical and cognitive decline in recent years .

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