The State Supreme Court sent the execution notice to the state's prison director on August 23, permitting him four Fridays by law to execute Owens.
Naresh Bhatt, 37, of Manassas Park, Virginia, was ordered held without bond on a charge of concealing a dead body in connection with the disappearance of his 28-year-old wife Mamta Bhatt, a Prince County Court judge ruled this week.
The defense also asserted that Grayson, 30, does not pose a danger to Massey's family. A former Illinois deputy charged with the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey in her home is appealing for pretrial release, citing his ongoing cancer treatment as a reason for the court to reconsider keeping him in jail.
Prosecutors filed their notice of intent to pursue the death penalty against Nicole Virzi in Allegheny County Court Thursday.
