Witnesses to a Botched Execution

Tulsa World reporter's account of the botched Clayton Lockett execution. tulsaworld. * Minute-by-minute account of a botched execution (tulsaworld.com). Comments. comments. ← Previous post. CONTACT. * Email news tips  For the execution of Clayton Lockett, Oklahoma used, for the first time, the midazolam (a sedative) in combination with vecuronium bromide (which paralyzes the respiratory system) … Read more

Clayton Lockett writhed and groaned. After 43 minutes, he was declared dead

CNN reported that prisoner Clayton Lockett (pictured above, left) was injected with a new three-drug combination that began with the sedative midazolam at 6:23 p.m.. The state Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that  Clayton Lockett lifted his head and started mumbling 13 minutes after he was given a lethal injection. A doctor then halted … Read more