Oklahoma man put to death in first of three US executions scheduled on same day
Summary
Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez was executed by Oklahoma for a 2003 murder, the first of three scheduled US executions on the same day. If all three go ahead, it will be the first triple execution in over 15 years, showing a renewed use of the death penalty in some states.Key Facts
- Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, 70, was executed in Oklahoma for killing his common-law wife in 2003.
- Darrell Hines, 66, is scheduled for execution in Tennessee for a 1985 murder. His lawyers want a delay due to a recent failed execution attempt in the state.
- Jeremy Williams, 42, is scheduled for execution in Alabama for raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl in 2021; he pleaded guilty and did not appeal.
- These three executions would be the first triple execution day in the US in more than 15 years.
- The increase in executions reflects stronger activity in death penalty states, with Florida performing 19 executions last year.
- All executions are planned by lethal injection, the standard US method since the 1980s.
- Alabama tried to use nitrogen gas for executions but stopped after a federal court ruled it unconstitutional.
- The scheduling of three executions on one day was a coincidence, not a coordinated effort.
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