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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 problems with the lethal injection drugs. On Thursday, the state is prepared to try again.

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Tennessee man is executed for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after last-minute reprieve

Tennessee has executed Oscar Smith for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife, Judith Smith, and her sons, Jason and Chad Burnett.

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Tennessee Carries Out First Execution Since 2020, Killing Oscar Smith by Lethal Injection

Oscar Smith, who was convicted of the 1989 murders of his estranged wife and her two teenage sons, was put to death by lethal injection Thursday morning, marking the return of Tennessee’s death penalt

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‘Brings no justice’: Group protests Tennessee’s first execution in 5 years

Outside the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, a small group of protesters gathered to oppose the execution of Oscar ...

Shocking but true: These are the last six developed countries that still have the death penalty

The U.S. is set to carry out another execution on Thursday, when a Tennessee man is scheduled to be given a lethal injection.

Oscar Smith faces near-total isolation and no legal avenues to avoid execution

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

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Lawyer breaks down death row inmates’ lawsuit as executions resume in Tennessee

For the first time since 2022, death row executions are expected to resume, with the first scheduled for Thursday. In this week’s Ask Isaacs, 6 News’ Lori ...

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