Byron Black noted intense pain during his lethal injection death earlier this week, with some wondering if it was because his ...

The convicted murderer was put to death despite a legal battle over concerns his heart device would repeatedly shock him once ...

Tennessee death row inmate Byron Black's defibrillator did not cause any direct complications during his execution this week, ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled on July 31 that Byron Black could be executed without deactivating his implanted ...

Defenders say Tennessee inmate is intellectually disabled and wouldn’t be on death row under modern legal standards ...

Tennessee's high court has ruled that a death row inmate can be executed without deactivating his implanted defibrillator.

A death row inmate who suffers from dementia, brain damage and heart failure has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme court.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn announces she's running for governor in Tennessee ...

Days after the execution, his attorney released a statement confirming that the implanted defibrillator did not shock Byron ...

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 executed Byron Black on August 5, 2025. Despite there being strong objections from his attorneys, disability ...