Indiana executes man, opening a day of three US executions
The condemned man had admitted killing his girlfriend's two children; Florida and Alabama also plan executions Thursday.
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What happened
Indiana executed a man early Thursday by lethal injection, the first of three executions scheduled across the US that day. Florida and Alabama each planned to execute one man later on Thursday, hours afterward. Three executions in one day is rare, and it is the second time this year that three US executions have been carried out on the same day.
Why it matters
The death penalty has faced renewed scrutiny since the failed September execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee, where she survived two doses of pentobarbital. Courts have rejected efforts to halt the other executions.
Timeline
- Nov 5, 8:15 AM ET: Indiana executes a man who admitted killing his girlfriend's two children, the first of three lethal injections set for the day.
- Nov 5, 1:27 PM ET: Florida and Alabama plan to execute one man each on Thursday, hours after Indiana's execution.
- Nov 5, 7:27 PM ET: Three killers are executed on the same day in the US, the second time this year.
Coverage
- Three killers executed on same day in US for 2nd time this year (USA Today)
- 2 more executions set in Florida and Alabama, hours after lethal injection in Indiana (NBC News)
- Indiana puts man to death as three US executions to be carried out on same day (The Guardian)
- Indiana carries out the first of 3 US executions taking place on a single day (CNN)
- Indiana carries out first of 3 U.S. executions set for Thursday (CBS News)
- 3 executions scheduled for the same day in Indiana, Florida and Alabama (ABC News)
- Lawyers rush to halt Indiana execution over state’s lethal drug supplier (NBC News)
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