Listen Billy Ray Irick was pronounced dead Thursday night, 20 minutes after receiving a three-drug cocktail. Witnesses say there were no obvious signs that Irick suffered pain before dying. Irick’s execution was the state of Tennessee’s first in nearly a decade.
Tennessee Performs First Execution In 9 Years After U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Intervene
This story has been updated. Tennessee has executed its first death row inmate in nearly a decade, the state Department of Correction announced this evening, after the U.S. Supreme Court decided Thursday not to intervene in the case of 59-year-old Billy Ray Irick.
Haslam Withholds Personal View On Capital Punishment Ahead Of Thursday’s Execution
The scheduled execution of Billy Ray Irick Thursday night will be the first during the tenure of outgoing Governor Bill Haslam, who has decided not to intervene in the case.
Governor, Supreme Court Won’t Intervene In Tennessee’s First Execution In Nearly A Decade
Both the Tennessee Supreme Court and Gov. Bill Haslam said Monday they will not intervene in the state’s first execution in nearly a decade.
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