Oklahoma and Tennessee each execute one man in two of three US executions scheduled on same day

If Alabama execution proceeds, it will be first time in 15 years three judicial killings were carried out in US in one day Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez has been put to death by the state of Oklahoma, in the first of three executions scheduled for Thursday in a rare triple procedure that underlines the renewed appetite in the US for state killings. Just one hour later, Darrell Hines was put to death by the state of Tennessee. Continue reading...

Ed Pilkington · Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 9:27 AM
US news | The Guardian

Oklahoma and Tennessee each execute one man in two of three US executions scheduled on same day

If Alabama execution proceeds, it will be first time in 15 years three judicial killings were carried out in US in one day

Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez has been put to death by the state of Oklahoma, in the first of three executions scheduled for Thursday in a rare triple procedure that underlines the renewed appetite in the US for state killings.

Just one hour later, Darrell Hines was put to death by the state of Tennessee.

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