A Texas man convicted of murdering an elderly woman decades ago was executed on Tuesday, an execution that took place hours after the US Supreme Court overturned an order suspending the sentence.
Jedidiah Murphy, 48, was pronounced dead at 10:15 p.m., after a lethal injection at the state prison in Huntsville for the October 2000 fatal shooting of Bertie Lee Cunningham, 80, of the Dallas suburb of Garland. He was killed during a carjacking.
Hours before the execution, Murphy was given the standard meal given to all inmates at the rehabilitation center, just as Texas eliminated the usual last meal for death row inmates last year.
Inmates are allowed to choose from items on the menu in the unit on a given day.
On Tuesday, the menu included grilled chicken, pinto beans, chelated rice veggie mix, corn, peaches, sliced bread, cheeseburgers, green beans, oven fries, pickles and mustard, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokeswoman told Fox. Digital News.
As part of his final statement, Murphy recited Psalm 34, TDCJ said.
“To the victim’s family, I sincerely apologize for all of that,” Murphy said as he was chained to bars in a Texas death chamber and after a Christian priest, his right hand on Murphy’s chest, prayed for the victim’s family, Murphy’s family and friends. and prisoners.
Jedidiah Murphy was executed in Texas for killing an elderly woman in 2000. Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP
“I hope this helps, if possible, gives you some closure,” Murphy said.
“Yes Warden, To the victim’s family, I want to apologize for everything I did. I hope this gives you closure, thank you,” he said before a lengthy recitation of scriptures.
The execution took place hours after the US Supreme Court overturned an order that had suspended the execution.
The high court late Tuesday also rejected another request to stay Murphy’s death sentence over allegations the drugs he injected were exposed to extreme heat and smoke during a recent fire, rendering him unsafe and putting him at risk of pain and suffering.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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