The execution did not happen without controversy, with months of court hearings surrounding Black’s internal heart ...

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

The convicted murderer was put to death despite a legal battle over concerns his heart device would repeatedly shock him once ...

The state of Tennessee on Aug. 5 executed death row inmate Byron Black despite concerns from medical experts over his implanted heart device.

On Tuesday morning, 69-year-old Bryon Black was put to death by lethal injection at the Riverbend Maximum Security ...

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

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

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

Byron Black, 69, was executed for the 1988 South Nashville murders of his ex-girlfriend Angela Clay and her two daughters Latoya, 9, and Lakeisha, 6.