A Tennessee death row inmate who had terminal cancer and pleaded with the state to let him die naturally took his last breath Friday - three months ahead of his scheduled execution. He had been sentenced to death in 1985 for the double homicide of Gerald Mitchell and Douglas Alexander. TENNESSEE EXECUTES MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING WIFE IN 1984"His health is deteriorating," Clement wrote in a letter to former Tennessee Gov. In November, the Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for six men to be put to death between May 16, 2019 ad April 9, 2020. Irick and 32 other death row inmates sued the state, arguing Tennessee's protocol for lethal injections would subject them to so much pain that it would violate the U.S. Constitution.

Source: Fox News May 20, 2019 18:56 UTC