Missouri Executes Convicted Killer Russell Bucklew Amid Fears of Gruesome Death

Missouri Executes Convicted Killer Russell Bucklew Amid Fears of Gruesome Death
Death row inmate Russell Bucklew is shown in this Missouri Department of Corrections photo taken on Feb. 9, 2014. Reuters/Missouri Department of Corrections/Handout via Reuters/File Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A Missouri man has been executed for killing a man during a violent 1996 crime spree amid concerns that the inmate’s rare medical condition would cause a gruesome lethal injection.

Bucklew looked around and twitched his feet beneath the sheet as he lay on the gurney just before the lethal injection. He suddenly took a deep breath and all movement stopped, according to The Associated Press. There were no outward signs of distress.
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Jack Phillips
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