Indiana carries out first execution in 15 years in process scrutinized for its secrecy
Indiana carried out its first execution since 2009 before sunrise Wednesday, with much of the process concealed from the public.
Indiana carried out its first execution since 2009 before sunrise Wednesday, with much of the process concealed from the public.
Under state law, no media witnesses were allowed to view the execution of Joseph Corcoran, 49, who died by lethal injection for the 1997 killings of his brother and three other men, one of whom was the fiancé of Corcoran's sister.
The condemned man's legal team continued Tuesday to petition the federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, to halt the execution after a federal appeals court on Monday sided with a federal judge who ruled that he is competent to be executed.
The Indiana Department of Correction said in a statement that the execution process began shortly after midnight CT and Corcoran was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m. CT.
His last words were: "Not really. Let's get this over with," the department said.
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