The state executed Black after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declined requests from attorneys, advocacy groups and even some ...

Byron Black, an inmate on death row for 35 years, was executed in Tennessee while his defibrillator was still activated. The ...

Tennessee executed death row inmate Byron Black on Tuesday despite raised concerns about his implanted heart device, which ...

After the execution of Byron Black on Aug. 5, witnesses are slated to speak at a news conference outside the prison.

Byron Black was executed after a back-and-forth in court over whether officials would need to turn off his implantable ...

Black will become the 28th inmate put to death in the United States this year, a 10-year high, with at least nine more ...

Convicted triple-murderer Byron Black might elude his scheduled execution on Tuesday morning due to a recently claimed ...

Black’s US lawyers raised concerns that his heart implant could shock him back to life, leading to undue suffering.

Lawyers for Byron Black, found guilty of three murders, had argued that an execution may be more painful because of his heart ...

Tennessee plans to execute Byron Black without deactivating his defibrillator, raising concerns about potential unnecessary ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled on July 31 that Byron Black could be executed without deactivating his implanted ...