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Watch live: Witnesses to speak after execution of Byron Black in Tennessee
After the execution of Byron Black on Aug. 5, witnesses are slated to speak at a news conference outside the prison.
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Signs of discomfort, distress: What we know about Byron Black's controversial execution
Tuesday morning at Riverbend Prison, the state Department of Correction executed Tennessee death row inmate Byron Black. This ...
Execution of Tennessee inmate with heart device can go forward despite claims it may shock him
Lawyers for Byron Black, who is scheduled to be put to death this month, say his defibrillator may be unnecessarily triggered ...
Gov. Bill Lee declines to intervene in Byron Black execution
Tennessee will move forward with the execution of death row inmate Byron Black at 10 a.m. Aug. 5 after both Gov. Bill Lee and ...
Tennessee readies for execution of man with working implanted defibrillator
Tennessee is gearing up for an execution that experts say would likely mark the first time a man has been put to death with a ...
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Tennessee Moves Forward with Execution Despite Evidence of Intellectual Disability
Byron Black, a man convicted of murder 40 years ago, is scheduled to be executed on August 5, 2025, despite his documented ...
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In Iran, a Rare Execution of a Nuclear Scientist
In a rare move, Iran has executed a top nuclear scientist accused of spying for Israel—exposing just how deeply foreign ...
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 ...