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Florida: Prisoner Screams “Murderers!” as Lethal Drugs Administered

HeadlineFeb 23, 2018

Back in Florida, state prison officials administered a lethal cocktail of drugs to death row prisoner Eric Scott Branch Thursday, stopping his heart. Witnesses to the execution say Branch screamed and repeatedly shouted “Murderers!” as the drugs were administered. Prison officials would later deny that the scream was caused by the execution drugs.

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