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May 17, 2019

Lawyer Says Tennessee Prisoner "Suffered Excruciating Pain" During Execution
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In Nashville, Tennessee, 68-year-old prisoner Don Johnson was killed by
the state Thursday evening after prison officials strapped him to a
gurney and injected him with a lethal chemical cocktail of three drugs.
After the execution, Johnson's lawyer told reporters she believes that
the gurgling, gasping noises he made as he died showed he suffered
excruciating pain.


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