"Final Words: Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Executed for Double Murder"

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"Final Words: Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Executed for Double Murder"
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Oklahoma death row inmate Michael Dewayne Smith, convicted of a 2002 double murder, was executed after failed appeals for clemency. Despite confessing to the crimes initially, he later claimed innocence due to substance abuse issues and an intellectual disability. His last words before execution were "Nah, I’m good." Witnesses reported seeing him shaking and struggling during the lethal injection, while his spiritual advisor said he cried until his last breath.

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