Daniel Lewis Lee
Daniel Lewis Lee was executed by lethal injection at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, on July 14, 2020, the first federal execution in 17 years. He said before he died that he did not commit the killings, and his attorney called the timing shameful, citing the coronavirus pandemic and the lack of notice to counsel. A lower court had first blocked the execution over coronavirus fears raised by relatives of the victims, who had also urged that it not go forward in their name, according to NBC News. The Supreme Court later allowed it to proceed, as the London Evening Standard reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Lee said just before his death that he was not guilty, and his attorney called the timing shameful, citing the coronavirus pandemic and lack of notice to counsel.
Reported by: Federal Bureau of Prisons (the agency that held him); his attorney.