Alabama executes man who killed 5, dropped his appeals and asked to be put to death
Alabama executes man who killed 5, dropped his appeals and asked to be put to death.
Alabama executes Derrick Dearman, man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
Derrick Dearman, 36, was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m. Thursday at Holman prison in southern Alabama. He pleaded guilty in a rampage that began when he broke into the home where his estranged girlfriend had taken refuge.
Alabama executes man who asked to be put to death - as Texas judge halts another execution
There were two planned executions in the US on Thursday - one was halted over questions of the suspect's guilt and the other went ahead after the death row inmate asked to be killed. The Texas Supreme Court stopped the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson,
Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
Alabama executed a man Thursday who admitted to killing five people with an ax and gun during a drug-fueled rampage in 2016 and dropped his appeals and asked to be put to death.
Alert: Alabama executes man who killed 5, dropped his appeals and asked to be put to death
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama executes man who killed 5, dropped his appeals and asked to be put to death.
Derrick Dearman's Final Words Before Alabama Execution
Derrick Dearman was sentenced to death after pleading guilty to murdering five people with an ax and gun in 2016.
Derrick Dearman’s execution sheds light on Alabama prison system’s toxic relationship with contraband
Alabama’s most recent execution kickstarted a swarm of questions surrounding the use of contraband inside the Alabama Department of Correction’s prisons. Despite being a death row inmate in Alabama, those close to the situation said Derrick Dearman was known to use drugs throughout his six years behind bars.
A death row inmate wrestled with guilt and addiction before his execution
When Derrick Dearman entered Alabama’s execution chamber Thursday evening, he was the fifth man the state put to death this ...
'I am guilty:' Alabama inmate Derrick Dearman asks for death sentence to be carried out
Dearman says his death will bring justice to the families of the five people he killed with an ax and a gun, including a ...
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