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Alabama executes man for ’98 double murder at pawn shop

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama executed a man by lethal injection on Thursday for a 1998 double murder, three months after a judge's ruling blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas.

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  1. After nitrogen execution blocked, Alabama inmate to die by lethal injection

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Alabama executes man for ’98 double murder at pawn shop

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Bangor Daily News

    Alabama set to execute man for pawnshop killings months after his nitrogen gas execution blocked (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is set to execute a man Thursday night via lethal injection, three months after a judge’s ruling blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas. Jeffery Lee, 49, is scheduled to receive an injection beginning at 6 p.m. at south Alabama’s William C.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Alabama set to execute man for pawn shop killings months after his nitrogen gas execution blocked (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is set to execute a man Thursday night via lethal injection, three months after a judge’s ruling blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas. Jeffery Lee, 49, is scheduled to receive an injection beginning at 6 p.m. at south Alabama’s William C.

  3. NBC News

    Alabama set to execute Jeffery Lee by lethal injection after nitrogen execution is blocked (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Lee, 50, was spared execution with nitrogen gas after the Supreme Court intervened. Alabama now plans to use a method he didn’t choose.

  4. CBS News

    After nitrogen execution blocked, Alabama inmate to die by lethal injection (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Alabama is set to execute a man with a chemical injection, months after a judge blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas.

  5. AL.com

    U.S. Supreme Court denies Alabama inmate’s request to halt tonight’s execution (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    Jeffrey Lee is scheduled to be executed tonight by the state of Alabama after 26 years on death row.

  6. UPI

    Alabama to execute Jeffrey Lee after Supreme Court intervention (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Alabama is scheduled to execute Jeffrey Lee, 49, on Thursday, after the Supreme Court disallowed the use of nitrogen gas in his execution in June.

  7. New York Post

    Alabama set to execute man for pawnshop murders months after judge blocked his nitrogen gas execution (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Alabama is set to execute Jeffery Lee, 49, by lethal injection for two 1998 pawnshop murders after the Supreme Court denied his request for a stay.

  8. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Alabama carries out execution of Jeffery Lee for 1998 double murder at pawnshop (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Alabama carries out execution of Jeffery Lee for 1998 double murder at pawnshop

  9. New York Post

    Alabama killer’s last words before he’s executed for 1998 pawnshop double murder revealed (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Twenty-seven people have been executed around the US this year.

  10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Alabama executes man for ’98 double murder at pawn shop (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama executed a man by lethal injection on Thursday for a 1998 double murder, three months after a judge's ruling blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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