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Harold Wayne Nichols

Tennessee executes Harold Wayne Nichols in third lethal injection of the year

By Catherine Sweeney

December 11, 2025

The Tennessee Department of Correction executed Harold Wayne Nichols Thursday morning, injecting him with a massive dose of the sedative pentobarbital.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Byron Black, death penalty, Harold Wayne Nichols, lethal injection, Oscar Franklin Smith

Judge orders release of Tennessee execution records

By Catherine Sweeney

December 10, 2025

Tennessee prison barbed wire

A court ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to release a cache of execution records, but it’s unclear whether the agency will have to comply.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Byron Black, death penalty, Harold Wayne Nichols, lethal injection, lethal injection protocol, Oscar Franklin Smith, Tennessee Department of Correction

Lisette Monroe lost her beloved sister to murder. She hopes an execution will bring some peace

By Travis Loller, AP

December 7, 2025

Lisette Monroe was a 23-year-old new mother in 1988 when she lost her beloved little sister in the most horrific way possible. Karen Pulley was raped and murdered. The man who did it is scheduled to be executed.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: death penalty, Harold Wayne Nichols

Tennessee law protects lethal drug seller identities. A judge will decide how broad that secrecy is.

By Catherine Sweeney

December 3, 2025

Tennessee is set to execute Harold Wayne Nichols. His attorneys want to confirm the state’s lethal injection drugs are safe.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: death penalty, Harold Wayne Nichols, lethal injection protocol, Oscar Smith, Tennessee Department of Correction

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