Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman
1 year, 7 months ago

Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after his escape from a prison work center. Jemaine Cannon, 51, received a lethal injection at 10:01 a.m. and was pronounced dead 12 minutes later at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. A federal appeals court late Wednesday denied Cannon’s last-minute appeal seeking a stay of execution in which Cannon claimed, among other things, that he was Native American and not subject to Oklahoma jurisdiction. In a statement sent to The Associated Press this week, Henricksen said the state’s decision to proceed with Cannon’s execution amounted to “historic barbarism.” “Mr. The decision to proceed with this particular execution is obscene.” But White and prosecutors from the attorney general’s office urged the state to execute Cannon, and the board rejected clemency on a 3-2 vote.

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Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation's final execution of 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation's final execution of 2024

India Today  

OKLAHOMA CITY: An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl in a cannibalistic fantasy died by lethal injection Thursday in the nation’s 25th and final execution of the year. Strapped to a gurney inside the death chamber, Underwood apologized to Jamie’s family and to his own family “for all the terrible things I did.” “The decision to execute me on …

Oklahoma to carry out 25th and final execution in U.S. this year
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Oklahoma to carry out 25th and final execution in U.S. this year

Raw Story  

An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl is to be put to death on Thursday in the 25th and final execution in the United States this year. Kevin Ray Underwood, who turns 45 on Thursday, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 10:00 am Central Time at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Underwood, a grocery store clerk, …

Oklahoma panel rejects man’s plea for mercy, paves the way for final US execution of 2024
3 months ago

Oklahoma panel rejects man’s plea for mercy, paves the way for final US execution of 2024

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma panel on Friday rejected a plea for clemency for a man convicted of torturing and killing a 10-year-old girl as part of a cannibalistic fantasy, paving the way for him to become the 25th and final person executed in the U.S. this year. Three members of Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board voted unanimously against clemency …

A Texas man is set to be executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A Texas man is set to be executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. His lawyers argued that Texas’ top criminal appeals court …

Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 fatal shooting of a convenience store owner after the governor again rejected a recommendation from the state’s parole board to spare a death row inmate’s life. Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and was declared dead at 10:17 a.m. “A …

Alabama sets mid-October execution date for man who killed 5 in ax and gun attack
6 months, 1 week ago

Alabama sets mid-October execution date for man who killed 5 in ax and gun attack

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has set a mid-October execution date for a man who admitted to killing five people with an axe and gun and later told a judge he was dropping his appeals so he could be put to death. Dearman was sentenced to death after pleading guilty to killing five members of his then-girlfriend’s family during an Aug. …

Oklahoma prepares to execute man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Oklahoma prepares to execute man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Oklahoma plans to execute a …

Oklahoma executes man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Oklahoma executes man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing his 7-year-old former stepdaughter in 1984. Rojem was previously convicted of raping two teenage girls in Michigan, and prosecutors said he was angry at Layla Cummings because she reported that Rojem sexually abused her, leading to his divorce from the girl’s mother and his …

Oklahoma Executes Double Murderer, Who Allegedly Killed in Self Defence, Using Lethal Injection
1 year, 3 months ago

Oklahoma Executes Double Murderer, Who Allegedly Killed in Self Defence, Using Lethal Injection

News 18  

A 59-year-old man was executed in the US state of Oklahoma on Thursday for a double murder that he claimed was committed in self-defense. Phillip Hancock was put to death by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections said. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board had recommended that Hancock be …

Oklahoma executes man who claimed self-defense in a 2001 double killing
1 year, 3 months ago

Oklahoma executes man who claimed self-defense in a 2001 double killing

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for a double killing in 2001, despite his claims of self-defense and a board’s clemency recommendation that the governor waited until the last minute to reject. Hancock long claimed that he shot and killed Jett, 37, and Lynch, 58, in self-defense after the two men attacked him inside Jett’s home in south …

Man executed for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student
1 year, 5 months ago

Man executed for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed an inmate Thursday for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student, in a case that went unsolved for years until DNA from the crime scene was matched to a man serving prison time for burglary. “I didn’t kill nobody.” Sanchez criticized his former attorneys and thanked his supporters, including his spiritual adviser …

Oklahoma prepares to execute man for 1995 slaying of Tulsa woman
1 year, 7 months ago

Oklahoma prepares to execute man for 1995 slaying of Tulsa woman

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I am deeply disheartened that the act of defending …

Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman
1 year, 7 months ago

Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman

LA Times  

This Feb. 11 booking photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Jemaine Cannon. Oklahoma executed Cannon on Thursday for stabbing 20-year-old Sharonda Clark to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after his escape from a prison work center. A federal appeals court late Wednesday denied Cannon’s last-minute appeal seeking a stay of execution in …

Oklahoma panel denies clemency for man convicted of woman’s 1995 stabbing death
1 year, 9 months ago

Oklahoma panel denies clemency for man convicted of woman’s 1995 stabbing death

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A state board in Oklahoma voted Wednesday to deny recommending clemency for a man convicted of stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995, clearing the way for his planned execution next month. “The ending of human life was never desired, planned or premeditated.” Henricksen also claimed Cannon’s trial and appellate attorneys were …

Oklahoma set to execute man convicted of killing couple
2 years, 2 months ago

Oklahoma set to execute man convicted of killing couple

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scott James Eizember, 62, is scheduled to receive a …

Oklahoma executes man for 1993 killing of 3-year-old boy
2 years, 3 months ago

Oklahoma executes man for 1993 killing of 3-year-old boy

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for the torture slaying of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in 1993, the third of four scheduled executions in the U.S. over a two-day stretch. “He hadn’t said that in 30 years.” Prosecutors from the Oklahoma attorney general’s office had described the boy’s killing as torture when they wrote to the state’s Pardon …

Texas executes man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son, 7
2 years, 3 months ago

Texas executes man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son, 7

Associated Press  

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas inmate who killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son more than 17 years ago was executed on Wednesday, after courts rejected his appeals over claims of religious freedom violations and indifference to his medical needs. Barbee received a lethal injection on the same day that Arizona executed Murray Hooper for killing two people during …

Texas executes man, 55, with injection 17 years after he killed pregnant ex-girlfriend and son
2 years, 3 months ago

Texas executes man, 55, with injection 17 years after he killed pregnant ex-girlfriend and son

Daily Mail  

A Texas inmate who killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son more than 17 years ago was executed on Wednesday, after courts rejected his appeals over claims of religious freedom violations and indifference to his medical needs. Stephen Barbee, 55, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville Barbee was charged in 2005 for murdering Lisa Underwood, …

Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing infant daughter
2 years, 4 months ago

Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing infant daughter

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed inmate Benjamin Cole on Thursday morning despite claims from his attorneys that he had been severely mentally ill. Cole was pronounced dead at 10:22 a.m. at Oklahoma’s state penitentiary in McAlester. Two members of Brianna Cole’s family, maternal aunt Donna Daniel and uncle Bryan Young, who witnessed the execution, said they were disappointed it took …

Oklahoma executes James Coddington for 1997 hammer killing
2 years, 6 months ago

Oklahoma executes James Coddington for 1997 hammer killing

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for a 1997 killing, despite a recommendation from the state’s Pardon and Parole Board that his life be spared. During a clemency hearing this month before the state’s five-member Pardon and Parole Board, an emotional Coddington apologized to Hale’s family and said he was a different man today. But Mitch Hale, Albert …

Oklahoma executes man for role in 2005 quadruple slaying
3 years ago

Oklahoma executes man for role in 2005 quadruple slaying

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in a quadruple slaying in 2005. Gilbert Ray Postelle, 35, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, and prison officials declared him dead at 10:14 a.m. “Today did not put closure on anything,” said Shelli Milner, the sister of Donnie Swindle, one of the four …

Oklahoma executes man for 2001 slayings of 2 hotel workers
3 years, 1 month ago

Oklahoma executes man for 2001 slayings of 2 hotel workers

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for the brutal slayings of two hotel workers during a robbery in 2001. “Although Donald Grant’s execution does not bring Brenda back, it allows us all to finally move forward knowing justice was served,” Pilcher said after witnessing his execution. Grant had asked a federal judge to temporarily halt his execution, arguing …

Federal judge grants stay of execution to Oklahoma inmate
3 years, 2 months ago

Federal judge grants stay of execution to Oklahoma inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge in Oklahoma has granted a stay of execution for a death row inmate who was scheduled to receive a lethal injection in March. The order reinstates Coddington as a plaintiff in a case with other death row inmates who are challenging Oklahoma’s three-drug lethal injection protocol. Firing squad is one of several authorized execution …

Oklahoma executes man for 1985 slaying of schoolteacher
3 years, 3 months ago

Oklahoma executes man for 1985 slaying of schoolteacher

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for the 1985 shooting death of an Oklahoma City-area schoolteacher after courts rejected his claim that the state’s lethal injection method would result in unconstitutional pain and suffering. He was declared dead at 10:16 a.m. Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor said in statement that the execution “was carried out with zero complications.” …

Timeline of events involving capital punishment in Oklahoma
3 years, 4 months ago

Timeline of events involving capital punishment in Oklahoma

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma conducted 112 executions from 1976 to October 2015, when the state imposed a moratorium following three consecutive flawed executions or attempted executions. The U.S. Supreme Court says later it will consider whether Oklahoma can use midazolam during executions, but it doesn’t disrupt Warner’s rescheduled execution. — June 29, 2015: A divided U.S. Supreme Court upholds Oklahoma’s …

Oklahoma sets 7 executions in 6 months; 1st since 2015
3 years, 5 months ago

Oklahoma sets 7 executions in 6 months; 1st since 2015

Associated Press  

Oklahoma scheduled seven executions Monday in what would be the first lethal injections for the state since putting them on hold six years ago following a series of mishaps. Among the men scheduled to die is Julius Darius Jones, even though the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board just last week recommended that his death sentence be commuted to life in …

Ozark killer to be first person executed in US since coronavirus lockdowns
4 years, 9 months ago

Ozark killer to be first person executed in US since coronavirus lockdowns

The Independent  

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The Latest: Alabama executes man for 1997 quadruple killing
5 years, 9 months ago

The Latest: Alabama executes man for 1997 quadruple killing

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — The Latest on the scheduled Alabama execution of a man convicted in a quadruple killing : 7:45 p.m. Prison officials say 41-year-old inmate Michael Brandon Samra was pronounced dead at 7:33 p.m. following a lethal injection at the state prison at Atmore. Samra and a friend, Mark Duke, were convicted of capital murder in the deaths of …

Oklahoma court sets execution dates for 3 death row inmates
9 years, 8 months ago

Oklahoma court sets execution dates for 3 death row inmates

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s highest criminal court on Wednesday set execution dates for three death row inmates who challenged the use of a drug that will be used in their lethal injections. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals set execution dates of Sept. 16 for 52-year-old Richard Eugene Glossip, Oct. 7 for 50-year-old Benjamin Robert Cole, and Oct. 28 for …

Inmate shows no obvious distress in Oklahoma execution
10 years, 1 month ago

Inmate shows no obvious distress in Oklahoma execution

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — In its first lethal injection since a botched one last spring, Oklahoma executed a convicted killer with a three-drug method also used by Florida for an execution the same night. In an execution Thursday that lasted 18 minutes, Oklahoma inmate Charles Frederick Warner showed no physical signs of distress after the lethal drugs were administered, although he …

Inmate shows no obvious distress in Oklahoma execution
10 years, 2 months ago

Inmate shows no obvious distress in Oklahoma execution

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Oklahoma — In its first lethal injection since a botched one last year, Oklahoma executed a convicted killer with a three-drug method also used by Florida for a punishment the same night. Oklahoma inmate Charles Frederick Warner showed no physical signs of distress after the lethal drugs were administered, although he did say, “My body is on fire.” He …

Oklahoma carries out its first execution since botched one
10 years, 2 months ago

Oklahoma carries out its first execution since botched one

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a death row inmate Thursday in its first lethal injection since a botched one last spring, and it carried out the punishment with a three-drug method that Florida used for an execution the same night. In a dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she believes questions about the effectiveness of the drugs are particularly important …

Oklahoma resumes executions by lethal injection
10 years, 2 months ago

Oklahoma resumes executions by lethal injection

CNN  

Story highlights Oklahoma put a hold on executions after a botched one in April State resumed them Thursday with a lethal injection cocktail containing a controversial sedative Inmate Richard Glossip, set to die January 29, says bungled execution adds to his anxiety CNN — Richard Glossip has spent 17 years in a tiny cell in H Unit of the Oklahoma …

Botched Oklahoma execution stirs outrage, may bring changes
10 years, 10 months ago

Botched Oklahoma execution stirs outrage, may bring changes

LA Times  

After a grisly history of electrocutions, gassings, hangings and firing squads, it is the cold, quiet science of lethal injections that has become America’s most common and favored method of executing its worst criminals. “I think everyone would recognize that this case fell short of that standard.” Much of the criticism was directed at Oklahoma state officials, who had waged …

Drug Protocol Goes Wrong In Oklahoma Execution
10 years, 10 months ago

Drug Protocol Goes Wrong In Oklahoma Execution

NPR  

Drug Protocol Goes Wrong In Oklahoma Execution A death-row inmate died of a heart attack after the state attempted to execute him by lethal injection. In McAlester, Okla., last night, convicted murderer Clayton Lockett died in the state's execution chamber, but not the way prison officials had planned. BRANSTETTER: Well, I think this turn of events has left people with …

UPDATED: After One Botched Execution, Oklahoma Stays A Second
10 years, 10 months ago

UPDATED: After One Botched Execution, Oklahoma Stays A Second

NPR  

UPDATED: After One Botched Execution, Oklahoma Stays A Second Update at 8:19 p.m. Execution Fails: Enlarge this image toggle caption Uncredited/AP Uncredited/AP According to reporters tweeting from inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma, the execution of Clayton D. Lockett has failed. Update at 11:02 p.m. Attorney Says Warner 'Tortured To Death': Warner's attorney issued a statement calling for …

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