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Death Row Inmate with Heart Device Cries Out During Execution — His Lawyers Say It May Have Shocked Him as He Died
Byron Black, 69, was executed Tuesday despite warnings that his defibrillator could cause pain. Witnesses say he cried out, ...
Tennessee death row inmate cries out in pain during lethal injection after state refused to deactivate defibrillator implant
The convicted murderer was put to death despite a legal battle over concerns his heart device would repeatedly shock him once ...
Death Row Inmate To Face First of Its Kind Execution
Byron Black is scheduled to be given a lethal injection after a legal battle about whether a working defibrillator in his chest would cause him pain.
Implanted defibrillator did not shock death row inmate during execution in TN, attorney says
Days after the execution, his attorney released a statement confirming that the implanted defibrillator did not shock Byron ...
Tennessee death row inmate can be executed without deactivating implanted defibrillator, court rules
Tennessee's high court has ruled that a death row inmate can be executed without deactivating his implanted defibrillator.
NY POSTcast Daily Debrief: Death row inmate cries out as he’s executed, Clintons subpoenaed, wolf no match for Scarlett Johansson
Here is a brief recap of all the great stories you’ll find in today’s NY POSTcast. Subscribe where you get your podcasts! Man ...