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Officials plan to seek the death penalty for a Tennessee man charged with killing 4

Austin Robert Drummond, 28, appeared by a video feed from jail before a judge in Tiptonville, two days after he was arrested ...
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'Damn good son': Mother of man killed in West Tennessee mass murder speaks out

Among those in the courtroom included family for Matthew Wilson, one of the four people Austin Drummond is accused of killing ...
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Death Penalty: Lawyer explains TN execution law regarding intellectual disability and suffering

The execution of Byron Black raised questions for weeks over Tennessee’s death penalty law in connection with intellectual ...
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Tennessee Executes Byron Black, Sparking Ethical Debate over Lethal Injection

Tennessee executed Byron Black, a 69-year-old man with an intellectual disability and a live heart implant, despite ...

Tennessee executes inmate by lethal injection without deactivating his implanted defibrillator

Nashville, Tenn. — Tennessee executed an inmate Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty ...

Death row inmate Byron Black executed in Nashville

Convicted murderer Byron Black was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday, Aug. 5, in what experts believe is the first ...

Tennessee executes man with implanted heart device despite concerns over shock risk

Byron Black's execution marked the first time a man has been put to death with a working defibrillator in his chest, experts ...
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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 ...