An Oklahoma appeals court on Wednesday ordered a stay of execution to be lifted for a man on death row, clearing the way for ...

John Fitzgerald Hanson's execution date of June 12, 2025, has been reinstated by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.

Hanson's clemency plea was denied, and his requests for execution stays were rejected. McALESTER — A convicted murderer has ...

John Fitzgerald Hanson, 61, was executed in Oklahoma on Thursday, June 12, for the 1999 murder of Mary Agnes Bowles. This was Oklahoma's 17th execution since 2021 and the third in the U.S. that week.

Oklahoma had scheduled John Hanson's execution for Dec. 15, 2022, but the Biden administration blocked his transfer from federal custody to the state.

Oklahoma had scheduled John Hanson's execution for Dec. 15, ... The Biden administration had blocked the transfer in 2022, in line with the former president's opposition to the death penalty.

John Fitzgerald Hanson, 61, was executed in Oklahoma on Thursday, June 12, for the 1999 murder of Mary Agnes Bowles. This was Oklahoma's 17th execution since 2021 and the third in the U.S. that week.