Dossier
Carruthers
Coverage of Carruthers in the Nexus archive.
- Tennessee death row inmate spared execution after medics fail to find vein for lethal injection — gets one-year reprieve
A Tennessee death row inmate sentenced to death in 1996 for murder was spared execution after medical staff failed to locate a vein for lethal injection after more than an hour of attempts. The inmate, who experienced significant physical distress during the procedure, has been granted a one-year reprieve from execution.