The state of Indiana has carried out its first execution in 15 years, killing 49-year-old Joseph Corcoran by lethal injection after a 27-year legal battle to spare his life. Corcoran had been convicted of killing his brother and three other men, including his sister’s fiancé, in 1997. Corcoran’s lawyers say his execution was unconstitutional since he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. Corcoran’s sister fought for the execution to be halted, saying she had forgiven him and that “I believe that the death penalty does not address grief or provide true justice especially for victims, and those with mental illness. Instead, it is a lengthy, costly and political process.”