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Texas Executes Jamaal Howard Using Pentobarbital Despite Lawyers' Warnings After Christa Pike Case

Texas executed Jamaal Howard after courts rejected challenges over the condition of its pentobarbital supply and his eligibility for the death penalty.

International Business Times UK · 16h ago

US puts inmate to death for first time since Christa Pike’s botched execution

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The Independent UK · 19h ago

America carries out first execution since Christa Pike's failed lethal injection

The final words of Jamaal Howard have been revealed

The Independent UK · 22h ago

Texas man faces execution for killing convenience store clerk in 2000

A Texas man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk in 2000 is set to be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday. If carried out, it would be the 30th execution in the US this year.

The Times of India · Oct 7

Texas killer set for pentobarbital execution after failed Christa Pike attempt

A Texas man is set to be executed for fatally shooting a convenience store clerk in 2000 during a robbery

The Independent UK · Oct 7

The Distance Between Dying and Death

After a botched execution in Tennessee, Texas is set to kill Jamaal Howard, who has so many mental health problems and intellectual disabilities that he doesn't understand how he will be killed.

Texas Observer · Oct 6