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Tennessee death row inmate’s last words to son who witnessed killer dad’s execution

Nypost · · 308 words · By Daniel Cody
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Tennessee death row inmate’s last words to son who witnessed killer dad’s execution See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google A Tennessee death row inmate executed by lethal injection on Thursday directed his last words to his son, who witnessed his killer dad’s execution.

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“Tell my son ‘hello,'” Anthony Hines, 66, said before he was put to death for callously murdering mother of four, Catherine Jean Jenkins, 54, in 1985, according to the Associated Press.

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Claim 1: “Hines last saw his son when he was 3 years old and the two reconnected four days before the execution at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.”
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Sources confirm Hines reconnected with his son four days before the execution at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after not seeing him since the son was 3 years old.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County. With a population of 498,715 at the 2020 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harold Wayne Nichols (December 31, 1960 – December 11, 2025) was an American serial rapist and convicted murderer who was executed in Tennessee for the 1988 rape and murder of 20-year-old Karen Pulley…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Wayne_Nichols
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of longest prison sentences served by a single person, worldwide, without a period of freedom followed by a second conviction. These cases rarely coincide with the longest prison senten…
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Claim 2: “Dennis said his mother had only a plastic spray bottle to defend herself when she was murdered by Hines.”
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While the execution and the presence of Dennis Jenkins are corroborated, the specific detail about the 'plastic spray bottle' is not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence snippets, although the claim is presented as a quote from Dennis. No other source in the provided evidence confirms this specific detail.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony Darrell Hines, 66, was executed in Tennessee for the 1985 killing of Catherine Jean Jenkins on Thursday. He was pronounced dead at 10:43 a.m. CDT. Hines stabbed Jenkins to death while the 54 y…
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/death-row-inmates-hau…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dennis Jenkins, left, son of murder victim Catherine Jean Jenkins, speaks outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution following the execution of Anthony Darrell Hines Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Na…
https://www.starbeacon.com/region/alabama-man-put-to-death-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Cheatham County jury convicted the Petitioner, Anthony Darrell Hines, of first-degree felony murder and sentenced him to death. After a remand to reconsider sentencing, the Tennessee Supreme Court a…
https://murderpedia.org/male.H/images/hines_anthony_d/hines-…
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Claim 3: “Hines was convicted of fatally stabbing Jenkins while she was working as a motel maid in Kingston Springs.”
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Multiple sources confirm Hines was convicted of stabbing Catherine Jean Jenkins while she worked as a motel maid/housekeeper in Kingston Springs.
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web search NEUTRAL — Toggle the table of contents. Anthony.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony
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web search NEUTRAL — Antony (footballer, born 2000) - Wikipedia. Jump to content. Main menu. move to sidebarhide. Navigation . Main page. Contents. Current events. Random article. About Wikipedia. Contact us. Contribute .…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony was born from men’s search for products crafted to their specific skin and grooming needs. The result is a collection of innovative, straightforward and benefits-driven skincare formulas. Our …
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Claim 4: “Anthony Hines, 66, said before he was put to death for callously murdering mother of four, Catherine Jean Jenkins, 54, in 1985”
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Multiple sources confirm Anthony Hines, age 66, was executed for the 1985 murder of 54-year-old Catherine Jean Jenkins.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Timothy Perry Shriver (born August 29, 1959) is an American disability rights activist, film producer, and former educator who has been Chairman of Special Olympics since 1996 and is the founder of UN…
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Claim 5: “Jenkins’ son, Dennis Jenkins, was also in attendance for the execution”
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Multiple sources confirm Dennis Jenkins, the son of Catherine Jean Jenkins, attended the execution.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carol Jenkins was a 21-year-old African-American woman who was stabbed once through the right atrium of her heart in a racist murder which occurred as she attempted to sell encyclopedias door to door …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Carol_Jenkins
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Na Leo Pilimehana (also known as Nā Leo Pilimehana or Na Leo) is a contemporary Hawaiian musical trio consisting of Nalani Jenkins, Lehua Kalima, and Angela Morales. Established in 1984, the group is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na_Leo_Pilimehana
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Claim 6: “Hines had unsuccessfully appealed his sentence, claiming the doctor overseeing the execution was incompetent and likely to botch the procedure.”
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Web search results explicitly state that Hines unsuccessfully appealed his sentence based on the claim that the doctor overseeing the execution was incompetent.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hines' son, Dennis, was present to witness the execution. The Associated Press reports that he reconnected with his father four days before the execution after not seeing him since he was 3 years old.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/death-row-inmates-hau…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hines had unsuccessfully appealed his sentence, claiming the doctor overseeing the execution was incompetent and likely to botch the procedure. Mugshot of a balding white man with a goatee in a white …
https://internewscast.com/news/us/tennessee-death-row-inmate…
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Claim 7: “Three inmates were put to death Thursday — marking the first triple execution in the United States in 16 years.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the claim of a triple execution or that it was the first in 16 years.
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Claim 8: “Witnesses described Hines groaning and breathing heavily before he was pronounced dead at 10:43 a.m.”
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Multiple sources report that witnesses described groaning and heavy breathing/facial discoloration, and that he was pronounced dead at 10:43 a.m.
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Claim 9: “Murderers on death row in Oklahoma and Alabama were also executed through lethal injection.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm that inmates in Oklahoma and Alabama were executed on the same day as Anthony Hines.
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Claim 10: “A Tennessee death row inmate executed by lethal injection on Thursday directed his last words to his son”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Anthony Darrell Hines was executed by lethal injection in Tennessee on a Thursday and used his final words to message his son.
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