5 days ago · Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols was executed by lethal injection Dec. 11 at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. Nichols, 64, was pronounced dead at …

Oct 2, 2025 · Christa Gail Pike, 49, will become the first woman put to death in Tennessee in more than 200 years if her execution proceeds next September.

An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was hurting badly shortly after the lethal injection began, according to several witnesses.

Mar 5, 2025 · Four people are now set for execution in 2025 after years of Tennessee pausing its execution process for death penalty cases.

Aug 5, 2025 · Tennessee executed a prisoner on Tuesday morning who had a heart implant, in a case that raised concerns about whether a lethal injection without turning the device off could have caused …

Dec 10, 2025 · Tennessee is scheduled to execute a death row inmate Thursday morning, marking the state's third execution since May. Harold Wayne Nichols, 64, raped and killed 20-year-old college …

Aug 5, 2025 · An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was hurting badly shortly after the lethal injection began, according to several witnesses.

Aug 5, 2025 · The state executed Black after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declined requests from attorneys, advocacy groups and even some Republicans to intervene.

Dec 9, 2025 · Prison officials moved inmate Harold Wayne Nichols from his death row cell to another room next to the chamber where he is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection. Nichols, 64, was …

Aug 5, 2025 · 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.