An untested drug cocktail that was supposed to swiftly kill Clayton Lockett instead left him writhing and groaning on the gurney, forcing state officials to halt the execution and postpone a second, scheduled for later than night.

An untested drug cocktail that was supposed to swiftly kill Clayton Lockett instead left him writhing and groaning on the gurney, forcing state officials to halt the execution and postpone a second, scheduled for later than night.

May. 2 2014
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Witnesses to his last moments — including reporters and his children — said he gasped for air for an “unusually long” 15 minutes of spasms and fits, with his fists clenched and his stomach “visibly” churning up and down.

Witnesses to his last moments — including reporters and his children — said he gasped for air for an “unusually long” 15 minutes of spasms and fits, with his fists clenched and his stomach “visibly” churning up and down.

Apr. 30 2014
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