US EditionOklahoma executes Phillip Hancock for a double murder despite state board recommendation for clemency
- Phillip Hancock, 59, is scheduled to be executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester at 10 a.m. on Thursday despite his claims of self-defense.
- Hancock's attorneys argued that the victims were members of outlaw motorcycle gangs and lured Hancock to their home, while the state's attorneys disputed Hancock's version of events.
- Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has not yet acted on the recommendation from the Pardon and Parole Board to spare Hancock's life.
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Double murderer executed in US state of Oklahoma
An Oklahoma man convicted of a double murder was put to death by lethal injection in the US state of Oklahoma on Thursday, the 24th and final execution to be carried out in the United States this year.Phillip Hancock, 59, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, a spokeswoman for the state's Department of Corrections said.He had been sentenced to death for the April 2001 murders of Robert Jett and James Lynch, members of a b…
Double murderer executed in US state of Oklahoma
A 59-year-old man was executed in the US state of Oklahoma on Thursday for a double murder that he claimed was committed in self-defence. Phillip Hancock was put to death by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections said. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board […]
Oklahoma executes man who alleged self-defense in double homicide until his last moment - La Opinion
Phillip Dean Hancock was executed by lethal injection after Republican Governor Kevin Stitt refused to commute the sentence despite the recommendation
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