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3 men set for lethal injection on same day in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma

3 men set for lethal injection on same day in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma

Three inmates in Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma are scheduled for execution Thursday
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Oklahoma carries out first of 3 executions scheduled for the same day in the US

Oklahoma carries out first of 3 executions scheduled for the same day in the US

Oklahoma has put a man to death for killing his girlfriend in 2005 in the first of three executions scheduled for the same day in the U.S. If all proceed, it will be the first time in nearly 16 years that three executions occur on the same day in the U.S. In Oklahoma, Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez was executed Thursday for the 2003 killing of his girlfriend
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Watch: TDOC officials to brief media following Aug. 13 execution

Watch: TDOC officials to brief media following Aug. 13 execution

The Tennessee Department of Correction and media witnesses are expected to hold a news conference following the Aug. 13 execution of Darrell Hines.
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Tennessee and Oklahoma put men to death as US states schedule 3 executions for the same day

Tennessee and Oklahoma put men to death as US states schedule 3 executions for the same day

Tennessee and Oklahoma have put inmates to death within 30 minutes of each other as U.S. states scheduled three lethal injection executions in one day
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Last words of Tennessee death row inmate Anthony Darrell Hines

Last words of Tennessee death row inmate Anthony Darrell Hines

"Tell my son hello," were the last words of Anthony Darrell Hines, who was put to death by lethal injection in Tennessee on Aug. 13, 2026.
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Hearing into Christa Pike case has ended in Knoxville

Hearing into Christa Pike case has ended in Knoxville

A special master will now consider how much pain convicted killer Christa Pike will endure during her execution.
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Gov. Lee rejects plea for clemency, Hines selects final meal

Gov. Lee rejects plea for clemency, Hines selects final meal

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee confirmed he will not intervene ahead of the scheduled execution of Anthony Darrell Hines, who has selected his last meal.
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3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010

3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010

Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates on the same day this week
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Tennessee carries out second of 3 executions scheduled for the same day in the US

Tennessee carries out second of 3 executions scheduled for the same day in the US

Tennessee has put a man to death for killing a motel maid in 1985 in the second of three executions scheduled for the same day in the U.S. If all proceed, it will be the first time in nearly 16 years that three executions occur on the same day in the U.S. Tennessee executed Anthony Darrell Hines on Thursday for the murder of Catherine Jean Jenkins
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Christa Pike hearing starts Aug. 11

Christa Pike hearing starts Aug. 11

Christa Pike was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the 1995 killing of Colleen Slemmer, 19. Pike was then 18.