Alabama
Derrick Dearman's Final Words Before Alabama Execution
Dearman's execution took place after he dropped his appeal of his death sentence, fired his lawyers and asked for his execution go forward.
Alabama executed a man on Thursday who admitted to the 2016 killings of five people with an ax and gun during a drug-fuelled rampage.
Derrick Dearman, 36, was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m. at Holman prison in southern Alabama.
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