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Oscar Smith faces near-total isolation and no legal avenues to avoid execution
Oscar Franklin Smith, 75, is scheduled to be the first to die by Tennessee’s new lethal injection protocol on May 22.
'True evil exists': Tennessee man killed estranged wife, her 2 teenage sons
Oscar Franklin Smith is set to be executed by lethal injection for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife, 35-year-old Judith ...
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The long-term impact of violent loss: Reflecting on the crimes and execution of Oscar Smith
Ahead of Oscar Smith’s execution Thursday morning for the murder of his wife and two of her children, people close to the ...
Shocking but true: These are the last six developed countries that still have the death penalty
The U.S. is set to carry out another execution on Thursday, when a Tennessee man is scheduled to be given a lethal injection.
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Lawyer breaks down death row inmates’ lawsuit as executions resume in Tennessee
For the first time since 2022, death row executions are expected to resume, with the first scheduled for Thursday. In this ...
‘Pure evil’: Lead detective recalls 1989 triple-murder case ahead of Oscar Smith’s execution
Oscar Franklin Smith, 75, is set to be executed by lethal injection on May 22 for the 1989 brutal murder of his estranged ...
Tennessee will have its first execution in years. Here's which states have the death penalty and what methods are used
Tennessee is set to execute its first death row inmate in years. Here's which states have the death penalty and which methods are still practiced.