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South Carolina murderer faces firing squad execution

South Carolina executes killer who left bloody message, marking third firing-squad execution this year

Stephen Bryant, 44, was executed for killing a man in his home and writing "catch me if u can" on the wall with the victim's blood.

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South Carolina murderer faces firing squad execution as clemency decision looms

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South Carolina Man Is Scheduled to Be Executed by Firing Squad

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Oklahoma man was scheduled for execution despite clemency recommendation

An Oklahoma inmate was scheduled for execution, despite a parole board's finding that he doesn't deserve to die.

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Oklahoma Governor Grants Clemency, Stops Execution of Tremane Wood

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Oklahoma Governor Commutes Inmate’s Death Sentence Just Before Execution

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Oklahoma governor stops execution of man convicted in 2002 killing

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the death sentence of Tremane Wood, who was set to be executed, to life in prison after a state panel recommendation.

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Oklahoma governor spares the life of inmate just before he was to be executed

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Oklahoma spares death row inmate hours before planned execution

"We are profoundly grateful for the moral courage and leadership Governor Stitt has shown in granting mercy to Tremane," Ms Castro-Alves said in a statement reported by CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

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Murderer on death row spared just minutes before he was due lethal injection

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Oklahoma's governor commutes death sentence of Tremane Wood

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Tremane Wood Receives Last-Minute Clemency, Sparing Him From Execution

His case marks only the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death sentence since entering office in 2019.

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Predator who kidnapped, murdered sleeping girl becomes Florida's record 16th execution

Bryan Jennings was executed by lethal injection for the murder of 6-year-old Becky Kunash, a gregarious first-grader who was beaten, raped and drowned

Attempts to halt execution of Florida man convicted in 1979 rape, murder denied

The U.S. Supreme Court denied last-ditch attempts to halt Thursday's scheduled execution of Bryan Frederick Jennings in the rape and murder of a 6-year-old girl in Brevard County.

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Oklahoma Death Row inmate Tremane Wood set for execution amid clemency debate

Oklahoma Death Row inmate Tremane Wood is set for execution on Thursday for a 2002 murder, despite a clemency recommendation. Gov. Stitt holds the final decision.

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Oklahoma Man on Death Row Spared Minutes Before His Execution. He Was Later Found Unresponsive in His Cell

Stitt reportedly commuted Wood's sentence to life in prison after the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted to reduce his sentence, per the Times. The commutation is only the second time Stitt has stopped an execution in nearly two terms as governor, the outlet reported.