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Tennessee prepares to execute Oscar Smith, 3 years after last-minute reprieve
Oscar Smith came within minutes of being executed before Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a surprise reprieve that revealed ...
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Tennessee governor denies reprieve, ensuring executions by lethal injection amid legal challenge
Tennessee will execute Oscar Franklin Smith this week, while a lawsuit challenging the state’s new lethal injection protocol ...
'True evil exists': Tennessee man killed estranged wife, her 2 teenage sons
Oscar Franklin Smith is set to be executed by lethal injection for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife, 35-year-old Judith ...
Tennessee will have its first execution in years. Here's which states have the death penalty and what methods are used
Tennessee is set to execute its first death row inmate in years. Here's which states have the death penalty and which methods are still practiced.
Nearing execution, Oscar Smith faces near-total isolation and one hope for relief
Oscar Franklin Smith, 75, is scheduled to be the first to die by Tennessee’s new lethal injection protocol on May 22.
Tennessee’s new death penalty protocol: What’s different
"There are several changes that they've made that I'm not sure why. The guys aren't sure why. Words that I heard on Monday ...
A look at the status of US executions in 2025
Eighteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 10 other people are scheduled to be put ...
Florida has most executions so far this year, but trails far behind Texas in total put to death
Before Rogers’ death, the most recent U.S. execution was in Florida and took place May 1, when Jeffrey Hutchinson, 62, died ...
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Tennessee death row inmates want firing squad over lethal injection ahead of state’s first execution in years
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — As Tennessee is set to carry out its first execution under the state’s new death penalty protocol this month, some death row inmates say the firing squad would be ...