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Tennessee Executes Man After 40-Year Wait | Dayton News
Tennessee executed Anthony Darrell Hines, 66, by lethal injection on August 13, 2026, for the 1985 murder of Catherine Jean Jenkins, who was stabbed 13 times and sexually assaulted. The death, carried out at Nashville’s Riverbend prison, followed a botched execution attempt in May due to medical complications from Hines’ strokes and paralysis. Family members of Jenkins, including her son Dennis and daughter Melissa, called the execution justice after years of pain, while Hines’ lawyers condemned the state’s actions, citing his deteriorating health and urging against desensitization to…
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