Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife, Judith Smith, and her teenage sons, Jason and Chad Burnett.

Tennessee has executed Oscar Franklin Smith for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife, 35-year-old Judith Robirds Smith, and her sons, 13-year-old Jason Burnett and 16-year-old Chad Burnett.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife Judith Smith and her teenage sons, Jason and ...

Executions have resumed in Tennessee after a five-year hiatus. Death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith, 75, was killed by lethal injection Thursday morning at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife, Judith Smith, and her teenage sons, Jason ...

Oscar Franklin Smith, 75, slipped from the world in quiet, punctuated by prayers from Rev. Monica Coakley as she rested her hand upon his shoulder and read from her Bible.

Just over three years ago, Oscar Smith came within minutes of being executed before Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a surprise reprieve that revealed problems with the lethal injection drugs.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee carried out its first execution in five years Thursday as the state put convicted murderer Oscar Smith, 75, to death by lethal injection.

Oscar Smith, who was convicted of the 1989 murders of his estranged wife and her two teenage sons, was put to death by lethal injection Thursday morning, marking the return of Tennessee’s death ...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, EE.UU. (AP) — Un hombre hallado culpable de asesinar a su esposa y sus dos hijos adolescentes en 1989 fue ejecutado el jueves en la mañana en Tennessee. Oscar Smith fue ...

Tennessee prepares to execute Oscar Smith, 3 years after last-minute reprieve Oscar Smith came within minutes of being executed before Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a surprise reprieve just over ...

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