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

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.

via The Root|

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"Oklahoma Executes Michael Dewayne Smith for 2002 Double Murder"

Michael DeWayne Smith, a member of an Oklahoma City street gang, was executed for two fatal shootings in 2002 after his requests for emergency stays were denied. Smith, who maintained his innocence, was convicted of shooting and killing two people and was known as "HK" or "Hoover Killer." His execution was witnessed by the Oklahoma Attorney General, who read statements from the victims' families afterward. Demonstrators protested against the execution outside the Oklahoma Governor's Mansion, while his spiritual adviser described Smith as a troubled and vulnerable young man with intellectual disabilities.

via USA TODAY|

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"Oklahoma Executes Double Murderer Despite Last Words Refusal"

Michael Dewayne Smith, convicted of a double slaying in 2002, was executed in Oklahoma after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay of execution. Smith, who maintained his innocence, was put to death for the shooting deaths of Janet Moore and Sharath Pulluru. His attorney argued that Smith was intellectually disabled and heavily influenced by drugs at the time of his confession, but prosecutors portrayed him as a ruthless gang member seeking revenge. This marks the first execution in Oklahoma this year and the 12th since the state resumed executions in 2021.

via The Associated Press|

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"Oklahoma Executes Death Row Inmate Michael Dewayne Smith for 2002 Double Killing"

Oklahoma executed Michael Dewayne Smith for the 2002 murders of Janet Moore and Sharath Pulluru. Smith, 41, was put to death by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Ahead of the execution, protesters gathered to call for an end to the death penalty in Oklahoma. The attorney general stated that the victims were good people who did not deserve their fate, and Smith's family delivered a petition to the governor, claiming new evidence showed witnesses were coerced during the trial.

via KOCO Oklahoma City|

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"Oklahoma Executes Death Row Inmate for 2002 Murders"

Oklahoma executed Michael Dewayne Smith, who was convicted of killing two people in 2002, marking the state's first execution of the year. Smith, who maintained his innocence, was put to death by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. His appeals for clemency based on substance abuse and intellectual disability were unsuccessful, and the execution proceeded despite his denials of involvement in the murders. Oklahoma had previously paused executions due to botched lethal injections but resumed capital punishments in 2021.

via CBS News|

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"Oklahoma's Controversial Execution: The Michael DeWayne Smith Case"

Oklahoma is set to execute Michael DeWayne Smith for the 2002 murders of Janet Moore and Sharath Babu Pulluru, despite his claims of innocence and intellectual disability. Smith, a member of a street gang and high on PCP at the time, fatally shot the two victims in Oklahoma City. His execution would be the first in the state this year and the 12th since capital punishment resumed in 2021. Oklahoma's execution pace has slowed due to challenges, with the last execution taking place in November.

via USA TODAY|

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