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Tennessee set to execute first person forced to represent himself at trial in more than a century
Tennessee is scheduled to execute Tony Carruthers, convicted of 1994 kidnappings and murders, with his lawyers arguing there is no physical evidence, he is mentally incompetent, and the state may use expired lethal injection drugs.
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Tennessee set to execute first person forced to represent himself at trial in more than a century
May 21, 2026, 11:16 PM
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