Oscar Smith came within minutes of being executed before Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a surprise reprieve that revealed ...

Oscar Franklin Smith is set to be executed by lethal injection for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife, 35-year-old Judith ...

After a three-year pause because of problems with execution drugs, Tennessee is resuming the practice saying it now has a safe way to administer a lethal injection.

- Capital punishment protesters pray on the grounds of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the scheduled execution ...

Oscar Franklin Smith, 75, is scheduled to be the first to die by Tennessee’s new lethal injection protocol on May 22.

Oscar Franklin Smith was moved to death watch, a two-day period of 24-hour observation, before his planned execution.

Oscar Franklin Smith's last meal will be delivered to him hours before the planned execution. He is set to die by lethal ...

Seventeen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 11 other people are scheduled to be put to death in eight states during the remainder of 2025. Glen Rogers died by ...