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Tennessee death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith served last meal ahead of execution

Oscar Franklin Smith was served his last meal on May 21 ahead of his execution scheduled for 10 a.m. the next morning.

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Tennessee prepares to execute Oscar Smith, 3 years after last-minute reprieve

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Oscar Smith to be executed Thursday in Tennessee: This is the list of U.S. states that still have the death penalty

Last meals: What Tennessee death row inmates picked before execution

When a Tennessee death row inmate faces execution, picking a last meal is one of the few remaining moments of free will.

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Lawyer breaks down Tennessee inmates’ lawsuit as executions resume

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Gov. Lee denies Oscar Smith's last chance to avoid May 22 execution

The first TN execution in half a decade: What led up to Thursday's planned lethal injection?

"I waited too long — and now it's permanent."

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Lawyer breaks down death row inmates' lawsuit as executions resume in Tennessee

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Tennessee governor refuses another death row reprieve

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 Robirds Smith, and her sons.

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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 case have expressed a wide span of thoughts and emotions leading up to this day.

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 week’s Ask Isaacs, 6 News’ Lori Tucker and attorney Greg Isaacs discuss why executions were paused and the lawsuit filed by nine death row inmates.

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‘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 wife and her two teenage sons.

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.