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Massey was executed by lethal injection on April 3, 2001. [3] Before his execution, he confessed his crime to the murdered teenagers' family and apologized. [9] His last meal consisted of three fried chicken quarters, fried squash, fried egg plant, mashed potatoes, snap peas, boiled cabbage, three bits of corn on the cob with spinach, broccoli and butter, and one pint of ice cream, served with ...
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Oklahoma since 1976. The total amounts to 127 people, and all were executed by lethal injection . [ 1 ] Of the 127 people, 124 were males and 3 were females who all had been convicted of first-degree murder.
In 2001, a 28-year-old chimp named Suzy escaped and was shot and killed by Jason Coats, a 17-year-old who lived next door. [11] [13] Connie Casey took out a newspaper ad to "Make sure Suzy's killer is punished!" Coats was charged with felony property damage and misdemeanor animal abuse.
SHAWNEE — Prosecutors on Thursday dropped the only murder case filed so far out of the hush-hush investigation of a white supremacist prison gang and a string of disappearances.. Jason Dean ...
Elizabeth Dee Cornett was sentenced to four years in prison for being an accessory to murder and for desecrating a corpse. There have been 12 disappearances. Finally, someone is going to prison
Dec. 5, 2008: A Wake County judge rules on the wrongful death claim, finding that Jason Young killed his wife. The judge also bars Jason Young from collecting on the life insurance policy on his wife.
In 1915, Oklahoma adopted electrocution as its main form of capital punishment, with a designated execution chamber being added to the state penitentiary in McAlester. [2] From that year to 1972, 83 prisoners (all male) were executed in the state penitentiary. 82 were electrocuted; one of the prisoners, sentenced to death by the federal ...
“This crime was gut-wrenching,” officials said.