Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife, Judith Smith, and her teenage sons, Jason and Chad Burnett.

Tennessee has executed Oscar Franklin Smith for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife, 35-year-old Judith Robirds Smith, and her sons, 13-year-old Jason Burnett and 16-year-old Chad Burnett.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee calls off Oscar Smith’s execution due to ‘oversight’ By . Associated Press. Published April 21, 2022. Updated April 21, 2022, 11:41 p.m. ET.

Oscar Franklin Smith was sentenced to death for the 1989 killings of his estranged wife Judith Robirds Smith and her sons Chad and ... The state of Tennessee has executed Oscar Franklin Smith, ...

Oscar had been moved to isolation, and Larry couldn’t wrap his head around it. In full transparency: I couldn’t either. Opinion: Instead of funding executions, Tennessee should support victims ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife Judith Smith and her teenage sons, Jason and ...

Oscar Smith was sentenced to death after he was convicted of the murder of Judith Smith and her two sons, Jason and Chad Burnett, at their Nashville home on Oct. 1, 1989.

Oscar Smith Tennessee Department of Correction / AP Smith was convicted of fatally stabbing and shooting Judith Smith and her sons Jason and Chad Burnett, 13 and 16, at their Nashville home on Oct ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Just over three years ago, Oscar Smith came within minutes of being executed before Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a surprise reprieve that revealed problems with the ...

Executions have resumed in Tennessee after a five-year hiatus. Death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith, 75, was killed by lethal injection Thursday morning at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution ...

The reprieve is set to last through June 1, after which point the Tennessee Supreme Court will be able to set a new date. Smith, an Episcopalian, was in the middle of taking communion with his ...