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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kim Chandler

INSANE: Alabama man executed following pause on lethal injections | Rare Historical Photos

Alabama Department of Corrections

Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections after failed executions prompted the governor to order an internal review of procedures.

James Barber, 64, was pronounced dead at 1:56 a.m. after receiving a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison.

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