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Byron Black

69 years old · died August 2025 · Tennessee

Byron Black, 69, was held on Tennessee's death row and was executed by lethal injection in August 2025. A warden inadvertently revealed the name of the physician who took part in the execution. Byron Black's family and advocates are not quoted in these accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Tennessee Department of Correction (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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