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Oklahoma Used The Wrong Drug To Execute Charles Warner

This 2011 photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Charles Warner. Warner was executed Thursday for the 1997 killing of his roommate's 11-month-old daughter. AP hide caption

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Oklahoma Used The Wrong Drug To Execute Charles Warner

October 8, 2015 • This is the second botched execution in a row for the state. Clayton Lockett died of a heart attack last year after a phlebotomist misplaced an IV line.

Misplaced IV Line Responsible For Botched Oklahoma Execution, Report Finds

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Misplaced IV Line Responsible For Botched Oklahoma Execution, Report Finds

September 4, 2014 • The report says the IV line delivered the fatal dosage of drugs to the surrounding tissue rather than directly into the bloodstream, resulting in the prolonged execution of Clayton D. Lockett.

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Oklahoma Governor Calls For Review Of Botched Execution

April 30, 2014 • Gov. Mary Fallin said she will also delay other executions until the review is complete. Oklahoma tried to execute a man using a new combination of drugs. He died after the procedure was called off.

UPDATED: After One Botched Execution, Oklahoma Stays A Second

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UPDATED: After One Botched Execution, Oklahoma Stays A Second

April 29, 2014 • The state was set to use a new combination of drugs, but the execution of Clayton D. Lockett failed. He died after the execution was aborted. The new drugs have been the subject of controversy.