Tennessee executed death row inmate Byron Black on Tuesday despite raised concerns about his implanted heart device, which ...

The state executed Black after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declined requests from attorneys, advocacy groups and even some ...

After the execution of Byron Black on Aug. 5, witnesses are slated to speak at a news conference outside the prison.

Tennessee executed Byron Black, a 69-year-old man with an intellectual disability and a live heart implant, despite ...

Lawyers for Byron Black, found guilty of three murders, had argued that an execution may be more painful because of his heart ...

Byron Black, a 69-year-old man with an intellectual disability, was executed by the state of Tennessee despite strong public ...

Tennessee plans to execute Byron Black without deactivating his defibrillator, raising concerns about potential shocks during ...

Black’s US lawyers raised concerns that his heart implant could shock him back to life, leading to undue suffering.

The execution of Byron Black raised questions for weeks over Tennessee’s death penalty law in connection with intellectual disability and potential suffering. In ...

An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was in serious pain after the lethal ...

The state of Tennessee carried out the execution of Byron Black on Tuesday morning. The 69-year-old was convicted of killing ...