Daniel Lucas
Daniel Anthony Lucas, 37, was executed by lethal injection at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison near Jackson on the night of April 27, 2016, state prison officials said. His lawyers said that over 18 years on death row he had devoted himself to learning and self-improvement, had been a model prisoner, had found faith, and had mentored other prisoners. They said he was a changed man who, after an abusive childhood marked by drug and alcohol abuse at home, was not beyond redemption. His lawyers had asked the state parole board for clemency, and the board denied the request, while the US Supreme Court denied a stay the day before. He had also asked for a stay, which was not granted, and in his final words he apologized to the victims' families.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
Custody: Serving a sentence.
Sources (6)
- Lucas set to die by lethal injection for Jones County triple murders
- Georgia executes 'pure damn evil' Daniel Anthony Lucas for 1998 murders of father and two children
- Inmate executed for 1998 triple murder - Jackson Progress-Argus
- Georgia's death row in 2016: The killers and those they killed - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Burgers, steak, popcorn make up final meals for 19 executed in US in 2016
- Executions in Georgia, 1924-2024