Man Who Killed Family of Four, Including Children, Is Executed in Federal Prison

Man Who Killed Family of Four, Including Children, Is Executed in Federal Prison
Dustin Lee Honken in a file photo. Mason City Police Department
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Dustin Lee Honken, who was convicted for the killing of five people, including a family of four that included two young children, was executed on Friday afternoon.

Honken, described as a meth kingpin, was killed via a lethal dose of pentobarbital, a powerful sedative that is commonly used in executions, in a federal prison in Indiana. His death was pronounced at 4:36 p.m. ET without incident, said the Bureau of Prisons in a statement to a WTHI reporter who observed the execution.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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