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Missouri Inmate Executed In Spite of Ongoing Lethal Injection Debate

In spite of having lethal injection under fire for the botched execution in Arizona, Missouri murderer Michael Worthington was executed early Wednesday after the Supreme Court refused to impede the execution rites.

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15 Times the Standard Dose of Lethal Drug Killed Arizona Convict

Reports released on Friday indicate that the Arizona convicted murdered received 15 times more doses of drug combination used for lethal injection after the standard one dose failed to kill him.

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Arizona Killer Received 2 Doses Of Lethal Drugs In ‘Botched’ Execution

Convicted double-murderer Joseph Wood received two full doses of lethal drugs and struggled for breath almost two hours before falling silent.

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Judge Prefers Firing Squad over Lethal Injection

A federal judge thinks it is time to ditch lethal injection as capital punishment and return to the “more primitive” but “fool-proof” firing squad.

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