Idaho: Execution of Thomas Creech aborted – staff could not insert intravenous line
On Wednesday morning, 73-year-old Thomas Creech was due to be executed by lethal injection in the US state of Idaho. An hour after the scheduled… Read more
Alabama: Kenneth Smith executed – first execution worldwide using nitrogen hypoxia
After a delay of around two hours – due to a final pending decision by the Supreme Court of the United States – 58-year-old Kenneth… Read more
Oklahoma: Phillip Hancock executed – despite clemency recommendation from the Board of Pardons and Paroles
A good hour late, 59-year-old Phillip Dean Hancock was executed by lethal injection by the US state of Oklahoma on Thursday morning. He had killed… Read more