Ledell Lee was killed by lethal injection in Arkansas on April 20, 2017, for the 1993 murder of his neighbor, Debra Reese. He was the first death row prisoner executed in the state in more than ten years. Arkansas rushed to carry out his execution and seven others before the state’s supply of lethal injection drugs ran out at the end of April 2017.
Lee said he was innocent throughout his arrest, trial, conviction, and the 22 years he spent on death row. Before his execution, he spoke to the BBC and shared some of his final words with the world.
