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Executions resume in Tennessee: Oscar Franklin Smith put to death

Executions have resumed in Tennessee after a five-year hiatus. Death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith, 75, was killed by lethal injection Thursday morning at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.

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Oscar Smith final words before Tennessee execution

Killer, who spent over 30 years on Tennessee's death row, was executed for the murders of his estranged wife and her two sons.

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Tennessee death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith served last meal ahead of execution

Oscar Franklin Smith was served his last meal on May 21 ahead of his execution scheduled for 10 a.m. the next morning.

There is only one woman on death row in Tennessee. Here's what to know about Christa Pike

Christa Pike, then 18, tortured and killed another young woman. In 2024, Pike was removed from de facto solitary confinement.

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Tennessee man is executed for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after last-minute reprieve

Tennessee has executed Oscar Smith for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife, Judith Smith, and her sons, Jason and Chad ...

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Tennessee prepares to execute Oscar Smith, 3 years after last-minute reprieve

A Davidson County jury sentenced him to death the following year. Some relatives of Smith’s victims do plan to attend the execution, Tennessee Department of Correction spokesperson Dorinda ...

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Here are the people scheduled to be executed this year on Tennessee's death row

The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for four people on death row in 2025. Oscar Franklin Smith's execution May 22 was the first in five years. A judge has temporarily called off one man's ...

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