Oklahoma board denies clemency for Kendrick Simpson, execution set for Feb. 12

Oklahoma parole board denies clemency to death row inmate Kendrick Simpson in a 3-2 vote, clearing the way for his Feb. 12 ...

Confessed serial killer returned to Oklahoma, where he awaits execution

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond says William Reece, a convicted serial rapist and murderer, was recently returned ...

Death row inmate returns to Oklahoma to face execution

Death row inmate William Lewis Reece has been returned to Oklahoma to face execution for the 1997 murder of 19-year-old ...
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Clemency denied for Oklahoma death row inmate Kendrick Simpson

Simpson, 45, who relocated to Oklahoma City following Hurricane Katrina 2005, said he was young, traumatized, ignorant and ...

Oklahoma senator renews calls for execution moratorium while death penalty process is reviewed

Oklahoma State Sen. Nikki Nice is advocating for a moratorium on the death penalty, something done last year by a Republican ...

Convicted serial rapist and murderer returns to Oklahoma, awaits execution

DNA evidence from Johnston's body confirmed his confession. After his sentence in Oklahoma, Reece returned to Texas in 2022, ...
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Tremane Wood granted clemency just before scheduled execution in Oklahoma

McALESTER, OK − Gov. Kevin Stitt granted clemency to convicted murderer Tremane Wood minutes before his execution was set to begin at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary on Thursday, Nov. 13. The ...
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Doctors question sedative dose used in Oklahoma execution

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. While medical experts say it’s unclear why ...