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Tennessee man is executed for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after last-minute reprieve
- Oscar Smith, 75, was executed by lethal injection for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife Judith Smith and her sons, Jason and Chad Burnett, on May 21, 2025.
- Smith was convicted of fatally stabbing and shooting Judith Smith, Jason Burnett, and Chad Burnett at their Nashville home on October 1, 1989.
- Court records show that Smith had previously threatened Judith Smith and had assaulted her a month before the murders.
- Kelley Henry, Smith's attorney, stated that he has always maintained his innocence, highlighting the emotional toll in the last days leading to the execution.
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Tennessee man is executed for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after last-minute reprieve | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife, Judith Smith, and her teenage sons, Jason and Chad Burnett.
Death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith shares bold four-word claim seconds before execution - The Mirror
Oscar Franklin Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville for the brutal murders of his estranged wife and her two sons in 1989
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