Joseph Wood | |
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 Mugshot of Wood | |
| Born | Joseph Rudolph Wood III December 6, 1958[2] Belton, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 2014 (aged 55) |
| Cause of death | Botched execution by lethal injection |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder (2 counts) Aggravated assault (2 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death by lethal injection plus 15 years in prison (July 2, 1991) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Debra Dietz, 29 Eugene Dietz, 55[1] |
Joseph Rudolph Wood III was an American convicted murderer executed on July 23, 2014, at Florence State Prison in Arizona, with a two-hour lethal injection procedure that was described as "botched".[3] Wood gasped and snorted for an hour and fifty-seven minutes after the drugs were injected, and the entire procedure took almost two hours; experts said the execution should have taken about ten minutes.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ a b Hannon, Elliot (July 23, 2014). "Arizona Man Gasps and Snorts During Lethal Injection Execution That Took Nearly Two Hours". Slate. Retrieved July 24, 2014.