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Oklahoma Carries Out Third Botched Execution In A Row After 6-Year Pause - Atlanta Tribune

Photo: Oklahoma Department of Corrections Oklahoma carried out its third straight botched execution Thursday (October 28) after a six-year hiatus on state-sponsored executions. John Marion Grant, 60, was injected with a combination of three lethal drugs that caused him to vomit and convulse during his execution. The same combination had led to issues in two […]

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