Tennessee set out to execute Tony Carruthers on May 21, 2026, but he lived to tell about it. Carruthers, who was sentenced to ...

Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) delayed the execution of Tony Carruthers by one year after the inmate experienced a “botched” execution on Thursday. Executioners failed to find a vein to insert the mandatory ...

Tennessee officials halted the scheduled execution of Tony Carruthers after medical staff could not secure a required backup ...

A Tennessee death row inmate was spared execution Thursday morning after medical personnel failed to find a vein to deliver a ...

Death row inmate Tony Carruthers was in pain as the executioners tried to find a vein and there was "lots of blood," one of ...

Tennessee officials have called off the lethal injection of Tony Carruthers, who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering three people in 1994, after his executioners tried and failed for over an ...

Attorneys are calling on Governor Bill Lee to pause all state executions, following the failed execution of death row inmate ...

Attorneys for Tony Carruthers, who was scheduled to be executed Thursday morning in Tennessee, have filed an emergency stay ...

Attorneys for Tony Carruthers urged Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to pause the state's death penalty days after executioners failed to place IV lines for Carruthers' lethal injection.

Tennessee prison officials aborted their attempt to execute a man convicted of murders on Thursday after failing to find a suitable vein for a lethal injection.

Tennessee called off the planned execution of Tony Carruthers on Thursday, his attorney said.

Tennessee prison officials tried for over an hour to execute Tony Carruthers but failed. Now, attorneys and activists are calling for systemic change.