Executed
Clarence Dixon
Clarence Dixon, 66, was executed by lethal injection at the state prison complex in Florence, Arizona, on May 11, 2022, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry and FOX 10 Phoenix. His lawyers argued he was mentally unfit to be executed, a claim the courts rejected. FOX 10 reported it was the first execution in Arizona in nearly eight years. The victim's sister told the station she was relieved by the outcome.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His lawyers argued he was mentally unfit to be executed, and the courts rejected that claim.
Reported by: Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (the agency that held him); news reports.