Oklahoma Executes Man Who Killed Elderly Couple in 2003

Oklahoma Executes Man Who Killed Elderly Couple in 2003
Scott Eizember, (R), is escorted to Angelina County District Court with his lawyer, John Henry Tatum II, in Lufkin, Texas on Dec. 3, 2003. Joel Andrews/The Daily News via AP
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McALESTER, Okla.—Oklahoma executed a man Thursday who was convicted of killing an elderly couple and committing other crimes 20 years ago before authorities caught up to him in Texas after a manhunt.

Scott James Eizember, 62, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was pronounced dead at 10:15 a.m., authorities said.