Alabama Inmate Who Survived Execution Attempt Dies of Cancer

Alabama Inmate Who Survived Execution Attempt Dies of Cancer
This undated photo shows inmate Doyle Lee Hamm. Alabama Department of Corrections via AP
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MONTGOMERY, Ala.—An Alabama inmate whose lethal injection was halted because medical staff couldn’t find a suitable vein for the execution has died of natural causes almost four years later, his lawyer said Monday.

Doyle Lee Hamm, who was convicted in the slaying of a motel clerk in 1987, died of natural causes on death row, said his longtime attorney, Bernard Harcourt. He was 64.