Botched Lethal Injection Prompts Execution Review


Officials in Oklahoma are reviewing what went wrong in the execution of a convicted killer. The Oklahoman says Clayton Derrell Lockett began to violently convulse as he was being put to death. He died of a heart attack about 40 minutes later. It was later determined Lockett’s vein blew out, rendering the lethal injection drugs ineffective. The execution of a second inmate set for last night was put on hold pending a review.

Share

Related Stories

Essay on execution of DC sniper Public Official Defends Death Penalty Tweet
blog comments powered by Disqus