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Derrick Dearman executed in Alabama for murder of girlfriend's 5 family members
Alabama death row inmate Derrick Dearman was executed Thursday evening, eight years after he murdered five people, including a pregnant woman.
Alabama executes Derrick Dearman, man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
Derrick Dearman, 36, was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m. Thursday at Holman prison in southern Alabama. He pleaded guilty in a rampage that began when he broke into the home where his estranged girlfriend had taken refuge.
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 executes Derrick Dearman in fifth execution of 2024
Derrick Dearman was executed for the murder of five people and one unborn child in Citronelle in 2016, marking the fifth execution of 2024.
Reliving hell: Survivors of 5 family members killed in Alabama home to attend execution
Dearman stormed into a Citronelle home on Aug. 20, 2016, and killed five people who were related by blood or marriage to his then-girlfriend, Laneta Lester.
Derrick Dearman’s execution sheds light on Alabama prison system’s toxic relationship with contraband
Alabama’s most recent execution kickstarted a swarm of questions surrounding the use of contraband inside the Alabama Department of Correction’s prisons. Despite being a death row inmate in Alabama, those close to the situation said Derrick Dearman was known to use drugs throughout his six years behind bars.
Alabama executes man who asked to be put to death - as Texas judge halts another execution
There were two planned executions in the US on Thursday - one was halted over questions of the suspect's guilt and the other went ahead after the death row inmate asked to be killed. The Texas Supreme Court stopped the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson,
Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
ATMORE, Ala. -- Alabama executed a man Thursday who admitted to killing five people with an ax and gun during a drug-fueled rampage in 2016 and dropped his appeals and asked to be put to death.
Alabama scheduled to conduct fifth execution of 2024
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A death row inmate wrestled with guilt and addiction before his execution
When Derrick Dearman entered Alabama’s execution chamber Thursday evening, he was the fifth man the state put to death this ...
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