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Tennessee man’s heart still active nearly two minutes after execution, lawyer says

Allegation raises further questions about death of Byron Black in execution lawyer says was ‘100% botched’

The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2025

Inmate’s heart active nearly two minutes after lethal injection execution, lawyer claims

Byron Black was convicted of shooting and killing his girlfriend and her two daughters in 1988

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025

The Tennessee execution that ‘went horribly wrong’: how Byron Black’s killing unfolded

Witnesses say disabled death-row man was in distress upon gurney, while lawyer calls execution ‘100% botched’

The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2025

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Attorney says heart device did not shock Tennessee man in execution who said he was 'hurting so bad'

The attorney for a Tennessee man who said he was “hurting so bad” during his lethal injection this week says his implanted defibrillator did not shock him

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

Inmate Cries Out In Pain During Execution As State Refuses To Turn Off Defibrillator, People Are Ruthless

“His family is going through the same thing now that we went through 37 years ago,” said the sister of the woman Byron Black fatally shot in a jealous rage.

Bored Panda · Aug 6, 2025

Tennessee man executed while his defibrillator remained active cried out in pain as he died, witnesses say

Byron Black was put to death despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals took effect.

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025

Hospital says it never agreed to deactivate inmate's heart device before execution

A Tennessee hospital says it never agreed to a request by state officials who face a court order to turn off a death row inmate’s heart-regulating implant before receiving a lethal injection next week

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025

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Tennessee contests disabling an inmate's heart device at a hospital on execution day

State attorneys in Tennessee say a judge’s order to take a death row inmate to the hospital on the morning of his execution to deactivate his heart-regulating device would cause “chaos.”

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025

Tennessee judge gives state leeway on deactivating inmate's heart-regulating device before execution

A Tennessee judge has ruled that the state can deactivate a death-row inmate’s implanted heart-regulating device at a hospital on the morning of his execution, rather than bringing a doctor or technician into the execution chamber

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025

Judge orders Tennessee to turn off inmate's heart-regulating implanted device at execution

A judge is ordering state officials to turn off a death-row inmate's heart-regulating implanted device to avert the risk that it might try to shock him during his execution by lethal injection scheduled for Aug. 5

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

Attorneys ask Tennessee governor to pause executions until legal challenge is resolved

Attorneys for two Tennessee inmates facing execution this year are asking Gov. Bill Lee to declare a reprieve until a judge determines the legality of the state’s new execution protocol

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025

Tennessee sets execution dates for four inmates after nearly three-year pause

The Tennessee Supreme Court has set new execution dates for four inmates after a nearly three-year pause

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

Tennessee has a new execution method, 2.5 years after last scheduled execution abruptly halted

More than 2 years after Tennessee abruptly halted the execution of inmate Oscar Smith, the state has announced a new lethal injection method

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2024

Calls mount for Biden to spare federal death row inmates before Trump retakes office

Advocates implore Biden to ‘commute the row’ of prisoners sentenced to death before Trump restarts executions

The Guardian - US · Nov 14, 2024

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The Guardian - US · Oct 14, 2024

‘I’m terrified I’ll be executed’: Trump win could bring spree of death row killings

The ex-president has allegedly floated hangings and televised killings, and called for the deaths of drug dealers

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Fuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump's presidency

Fresh details have emerged about the 13 federal executions that were carried out in the final six months of Donald Trump's presidency

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

Appeals court agrees that a former Tennessee death row inmate can be eligible for parole in 4 years

A Tennessee appeals court has upheld a judge’s ruling that allows a former death row inmate to be eligible for parole in four years after spending more than three decades in prison

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Tennessee says pair gave incorrect execution drug testimony

Tennessee officials have conceded two of the people most responsible for overseeing the state's lethal injection drugs testified incorrectly under oath that they were testing the chemicals for bacterial contamination

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The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

Records access sought in case of inmate who severed penis

A Tennessee judge is promising to rule quickly on whether to grant public access to records detailing the treatment of a death row prisoner who cut off his penis while on a suicide watch

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022

Appeals Court weighs death row inmate's disability claims

Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Byron Black say he should not be executed because he is intellectually disabled

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

Inmate who severed penis asks court to end restraints

An attorney for a death row inmate in Tennessee who cut off his penis shortly after asking to be placed on suicide watch has filed a complaint against prison officials

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

Death row inmate cuts off his own penis after being denied suicide watch

Henry Hodges mutilated himself after a prison official allegedly denied his request to be put on suicide watch

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

Attorney: Death row inmate on suicide watch severed penis

An attorney for Tennessee death row inmate Henry Hodges says he cut off his own penis in a prison cell after slitting his wrists and asking to be put on suicide watch

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

Attorneys want moratorium, probe after execution halted

After an undisclosed “oversight” forced Tennessee to abruptly cancel the execution of Oscar Smith last week, his attorneys are asking for a moratorium on executions and a review of the state’s execution protocols

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