US EditionAlabama sets a June date for its 5th execution using nitrogen gas
- Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced that Gregory Hunt's execution is scheduled for June 10-11, 2025, for the 1988 beating death of Karen Lane in Walker County.
- The Alabama Supreme Court authorized Hunt's execution at the request of the Alabama Attorney General's Office.
- A jury found Hunt guilty in 1990, recommending death by an 11 to 1 vote for the murder.
- If carried out, Hunt will be the sixth person executed by nitrogen gas in Alabama.
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Alabama sets a June date for its 5th execution using nitrogen gas
Alabama plans to carry out its latest execution using nitrogen gas next month. Gregory Hunt is scheduled to be put to death on June 10 for the 1988 beating death of Karen Lane.
Alabama schedules third execution of the year
Gregory Hunt was convicted of the 1988 murder of Karen Lane in Walker County and sentenced to death. (Alabama Department of Corrections)Gov. Kay Ivey Wednesday set a June execution date for Gregory Hunt, 65, for his role in the murder of Karen Lane in 1988. The execution, scheduled for June 10, would be the third in Alabama this year and the second to use nitrogen gas. According to court documents, Lane was in an apartment she was visiting on A…
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