Marcellos Anderson
Coverage of Marcellos Anderson in the Nexus archive.
- What Happened to Tony Carruthers Is Horrifying
Tony Carruthers was executed in Tennessee after a botched process involving repeated failed attempts to access his veins, raising concerns about the procedure. He was convicted in 1996 for the 1994 kidnapping and murder of three individuals, with prosecutors relying on recanted testimony from an informant and no forensic evidence linking him to the crimes.
- Death row inmate Tony Carruthers won't face execution for at least a year after IV line failure in Tennessee
Tennessee death row inmate Tony Carruthers' execution was called off Thursday after medical personnel failed for over an hour to establish required intravenous lines. Governor Bill Lee announced the state will not attempt to execute Carruthers for at least a year. Carruthers was convicted in 1994 of kidnapping and murdering three people in Memphis, though his attorneys argue the conviction was based on flawed evidence and witness testimony.
- Tennessee set to execute first person forced to represent himself at trial in more than a century
Tennessee is set to execute Tony Carruthers, 57, on Thursday for 1994 murders in Memphis. His lawyers argue there is no physical evidence linking him to the crimes, claim he is mentally incompetent, and raise concerns about potentially expired lethal injection drugs being used.