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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, “It’s hurting so bad.”
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 the lethal chemicals spread throughout his body.
Death row inmate Byron Black executed amid defibrillator concerns
Byron Black, a death row inmate convicted of killing his girlfriend and her two young daughters, is scheduled to be executed this morning.
Tennessee to execute death row inmate Byron Black
Tennessee is scheduled to execute death row inmate Byron Black on Tuesday morning despite concerns his heart implant will shock him repeatedly during the lethal injection. Black, 69, is one of the longest residents on the state's death row.
Tennessee executes Byron Black despite concerns about his defibrillator
Black’s US lawyers raised concerns that his heart implant could shock him back to life, leading to undue suffering.
Death row inmate Byron Black executed in Nashville
Convicted murderer Byron Black was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday, Aug. 5, in what experts believe is the first execution of a death row inmate with a working heart-regulating device.
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.
Tennessee executes inmate despite concerns his heart device would prolong death
Lawyers for Byron Black argued that executing him without deactivating the device would shock him back to life.
Tennessee executes Byron Black despite concerns about heart device: 'It's hurting so bad'
Byron Black, 69, was executed for the 1988 South Nashville murders of his ex-girlfriend Angela Clay and her two daughters Latoya, 9, and Lakeisha, 6.
Tennessee man with heart device to be executed despite concerns it may shock him
A Tennessee death row inmate is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday morning despite concerns from his lawyers that his heart device could repeatedly shock him and expose him to unconstitution
Tennessee executes Byron Black despite heart implant concerns
Tennessee executed death row inmate Byron Black on Tuesday despite raised concerns about his implanted heart device, which could cause a "prolonged and torturous execution."

“My Client Was Tortured Today” — The Painful Execution of Byron Black

Black, 69, was killed by lethal injection in Tennessee for the murder of his girlfriend and her two daughters.

Watch live: Witnesses to speak after execution of Byron Black in Tennessee

After the execution of Byron Black on Aug. 5, witnesses are slated to speak at a news conference outside the prison.

Byron Black had no last words but left message for family, friends with attorney

Byron Black told his attorney he didn't plan to say last words because he has "always been shy." He left with her a message for his family instead.

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