Executed
Bigler Stouffer
Bigler Stouffer was executed by the state of Oklahoma between October 2021 and February 2022. An autopsy found that his lungs weighed 1,510 grams. Experts for death-row prisoners said the results show he suffered severe pain from pulmonary edema while he was being put to death. Prosecutors dispute that conclusion.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Experts for death-row prisoners say his autopsy shows he suffered severe pain from pulmonary edema during the execution, which prosecutors dispute.
Reported by: State of Oklahoma (the agency that held him); autopsy; experts for death-row prisoners (advocates); prosecutors.