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Executions to be held on same date in three US states for first time since 2010

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Executions to be held on same date in three US states for first time since 2010 See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Executions to be held on same date in three US states for first time since 2010 See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Three US states are set to execute inmates on the same day Thursday for the first time in nearly 16 years.

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Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to lethally inject three convicted murderers, one of whom is a child rapist, as the number of capital punishment executions in the country has risen sharply in recent years.

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Claim 1: “Williams also was charged in 2022 with the 2005 death of his infant daughter in Alaska.”
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Claim 2: “If the lethal injection goes forward, Cuesta-Rodriguez will be the third person executed in Oklahoma this year.”
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Claim 3: “Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1 last month against recommending clemency for Cuesta-Rodriguez.”
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Claim 4: “Williams, who pleaded guilty to killing little Kamarie Holland”
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Claim 5: “Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to lethally inject three convicted murderers”
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Multiple sources confirm that Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma scheduled and carried out executions of three men via lethal injection on the same day.
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web search NEUTRAL — Three inmates in Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma are scheduled for execution Thursday.Alabama is scheduled to execute Jeremy Williams by lethal injection for the 2021 rape and murder of a 5-year-old …
https://www.aol.com/articles/3-men-set-lethal-injection-0403…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alabama, Tennessee and Oklahoma each executed an inmate on Thursday morning using lethal injection, making it the first time in more than a decade that three people on death row have been killed on th…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/tennessee-alabama-okla…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tennessee and Oklahoma put inmates to death within 30 minutes of each other Thursday and Alabama followed suit hours later as U.S. states executed three men by lethal injection in one day for the firs…
https://www.ksat.com/news/2026/08/13/3-men-set-for-lethal-in…
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Claim 6: “Alabama, meanwhile, is scheduled to execute Jeremy Williams by lethal injection Thursday for the 2021 rape and murder of a 5-year-old Georgia girl.”
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Multiple sources confirm Jeremy Williams was scheduled for lethal injection in Alabama for the 2021 rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl in Georgia.
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Claim 7: “He was sentenced to death in 1986, won an appeal for a new sentencing hearing, and was again sentenced to death in 1989.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific dates of Hines' sentencing in 1986 and 1989 or his appeal process.
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Claim 8: “Overall, there have been 19 executions so far in 2026 in four states.”
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Claim 9: “On Thursday, Oklahoma is also scheduled to execute Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez for the 2003 murder of his girlfriend Olimpia Fisher.”
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Claim 10: “The Tennessee execution of Hines — who fatally stabbed hotel maid Catherine Jean Jenkins to death in 1985”
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Multiple sources confirm Anthony Darrell Hines fatally stabbed hotel maid Catherine Jean Jenkins in 1985.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_comedians
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of Canadian film, television and theatre directors, in alphabetical order.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_directors
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamarie Holland (November 23, 2016 – December 13, 2021) was a five-year-old American girl residing in Columbus, Georgia, who was reported missing after being last seen at her home on December 13, 2021…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kamarie_Holland
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Claim 11: “Anthony Darrell Hines, 66, of Tennessee Jeremy Williams, 42, of Alabama and Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez of Oklahoma, 70, are all scheduled to be put to death.”
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Independent sources confirm the names and states: Anthony Darrell Hines (TN), Jeremy Williams (AL), and Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez (OK, 70).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by tenth head coach Bronco Mendenhall, played their home games…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America Baseball Team has been named by the American Baseball Coaches Association every year since 1969, with the exceptions of 1993 and 2020. Between 1971–1975 and i…
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Claim 12: “Three executions were scheduled on the same day in 2018, but only one went forward after a Texas man was granted a reprieve and prison officials in Alabama had problems with the IV line.”
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Claim 13: “Hines was convicted of stabbing Jenkins, 54, to death in 1985 while she was working as a motel maid in Kingston Springs.”
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Multiple sources confirm Hines was convicted of stabbing 54-year-old Catherine Jean Jenkins to death in 1985 while she worked as a motel maid in Kingston Springs.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jean was 54 when she was killed in March of 1985 while working at a Kingston Springs motel.Dennis Jenkins, the son of Catherine Jean Jenkins, shared his statements on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, followin…
https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/darrell-hines-execution-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Catherine Jean Jackson Jenkins was brutally attacked and sexually assaulted by Hines while working as a maid at a Kingston Springs motel. Hines’ execution comes after repeated attempts to receive clem…
https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/08/13/anthony-darrell-hines-execute…
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web search NEUTRAL — (WTVF) — Anthony Darrell Hines was executed by lethal injection Thursday morning for the 1985 murder of Catherine Jean Jenkins.Hines was convicted of stabbing Jenkins to death while she was working as…
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/state/tennessee/davidson-c…
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Claim 14: “In May, the lethal injection of Tennessee killer Tony Carruthers was ultimately called off due to problems inserting an IV.”
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Web search results explicitly mention that Tennessee's last scheduled execution (referring to the attempt prior to Hines) was halted/called off due to problems establishing IV access.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Tennessee.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Tennessee
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — To date, twenty-three people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2026, all by lethal injection. James Ernest Hitchcock, one of Florida's longest-serving prisoners on death row, was execut…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_executed_in_the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tom Hatcher (born May 20, 1958) is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member in the Tennessee State Senate since 2025, representing the 2nd district.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hatcher_(politician)
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Claim 15: “Last year, eleven US states executed a total of 47 people — more than four times that of 2021 and the most since 2009”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'previous' and unrelated Wikipedia entries (AK-47, Big Brother 11). No factual data regarding execution statistics for the previous year was provided in the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The AK-47, full name Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947, is officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova (Russian: Автомат Калашникова, lit. 'Kalashnikov's automatic'; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Big Brother 11 is the eleventh season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It is based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 11 (US 11) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway in western Virginia. At 339 miles (546 km), it is the second longest numbered route (after US 58) and longest primarily north–sout…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_11_in_Virginia
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Claim 16: “Three US states are set to execute inmates on the same day Thursday for the first time in nearly 16 years.”
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Multiple independent news sources (The New York Times and other web search results) confirm that Alabama, Tennessee, and Oklahoma executed inmates on the same Thursday, noting it was the first time in over a decade (specifically since 2010).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maundy Thursday, also referred to as Holy Thursday, or Thursday of the Lord's Supper, among other names, is a Christian feast during Holy Week that marks the beginning of the Paschal Triduum, and comm…
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Claim 17: “last week the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled against a stay of his execution.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries for the state of Tennessee and Nashville, and a link to the state government homepage. There is no mention of a Supreme Court ruling regarding a stay of execution for Hines.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tennessee (/ ˌtɛnɪˈsiː / ⓘ, locally / ˈtɛnɪsi /), [10][11][12] officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the nort…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee
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web search NEUTRAL — Nashville (/ ˈnæʃvɪl / NASH-vil) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River. [8] It is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · State of Tennessee - TN.gov The Relevance Inspector will open in the Coveo Administration Console.
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Claim 18: “The last time three executions were held on the same day was Jan. 7, 2010, when Louisiana, Ohio and Texas put convicts to death.”
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