NewsWPLG Local 10 – Main FeedAugust 13, 2026Miami-Dade
Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Alabama execute three inmates in a single day
U.S. states carried out three executions by lethal injection on Thursday, marking the first time since 2010 that three inmates were put to death on the same day. Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Alabama each executed one man, contributing to a total of 22 executions nationwide so far this year.
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The coordinated timing highlights a broader trend of increased capital punishment activity, with 11 states having executed 47 people in 2025, the highest annual total since 2009.
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locationOklahoma“State where Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez was executed.”personAnthony Darrell Hines“Executed in Tennessee for the 1985 murder of Catherine Jean Jenkins.”locationTennessee“State where Anthony Darrell Hines was executed.”personCarlos Cuesta-Rodriguez“Executed in Oklahoma for the 2003 murder of Olimpia Fisher.”personRichard Chancey“Commented on the nature of the crime committed by Williams.”personJeremy Williams“Executed in Alabama for the 2021 murder of Kamarie Holland.”personKamarie Holland“Murdered by Jeremy Williams in 2021.”personOlimpia Fisher“Murdered by Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez in 2003.”locationAlabama“State where Jeremy Williams was executed.”personCatherine Jean Jenkins“Murdered by Anthony Darrell Hines in 1985.”personKay Ivey“Issued a statement supporting the death penalty in the Williams case.”personHeather Taylor“Described the Williams case as the worst in his 39-year career.”