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Tennessee man is executed for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after last-minute reprieve

  • Oscar Smith, 75, was executed by lethal injection for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife Judith Smith and her sons, Jason and Chad Burnett, on May 21, 2025.
  • Smith was convicted of fatally stabbing and shooting Judith Smith, Jason Burnett, and Chad Burnett at their Nashville home on October 1, 1989.
  • Court records show that Smith had previously threatened Judith Smith and had assaulted her a month before the murders.
  • Kelley Henry, Smith's attorney, stated that he has always maintained his innocence, highlighting the emotional toll in the last days leading to the execution.
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USA Today broke the news in United States on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
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