NewsWPLG Local 10August 13, 2026Miami-Dade
Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Alabama execute three inmates in one day
For the first time since 2010, three U.S. states carried out executions on the same day, marking a broader trend of increased capital punishment activity in 2025. Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Alabama executed three men by lethal injection within hours of each other on Thursday. The events follow a year in which 22 executions have been carried out nationwide, with nearly a dozen more currently scheduled.
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The coordinated executions highlight a national uptick in capital punishment, with 11 states having executed 47 people in 2025, the highest annual total since 2009.
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personAnthony Darrell Hines“Executed in Tennessee for the 1985 murder of Catherine Jean Jenkins.”organizationWPLG Local 10“Reported the execution events.”personCarlos Cuesta-Rodriguez“Executed in Oklahoma for the 2003 murder of Olimpia Fisher.”personRichard Chancey“Commented on the nature of the crime against Kamarie Holland.”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.”personCatherine Jean Jenkins“Murdered by Anthony Darrell Hines in 1985.”personKay Ivey“Issued a statement defending the death penalty in the Williams case.”personHeather Taylor“Described the Williams case as the worst investigation of his career.”