Oklahoma Executes Kendrick Simpson for 2006 Double Murder
Oklahoma executed Kendrick Antonio Simpson on Thursday for the 2006 drive-by shooting deaths of Anthony Jones and Glen Palmer.The execution proceeded after the USA Supreme Court rejected a final appeal and the state parole board narrowly denied clemency despite the prisoner's expressions of remorse and history of trauma.This event marks the second execution in the
USA this year following a 2025 period that saw 47 people put to death nationwide.
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