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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 ...
Austin Drummond held in jail without bond; state seeks death penalty
The family members of the victims in the West Tennessee quadruple murder spoke out after court. The video can be seen in the ...
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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 ...
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 ...