Danny Bible
Danny Paul Bible, 66, was executed by lethal injection by the State of Texas at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville on June 27, 2018, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He used a wheelchair and had Parkinson's disease and heart and lung conditions. His lawyers argued that his poor health and deteriorating veins made the procedure likely to fail or cause unconstitutional pain, and the courts rejected those claims, with the U.S. Supreme Court turning down a last-day appeal. Witnesses said he muttered that the drug was burning and hurt before he became still, and he was pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His lawyers argued that his Parkinson's disease and deteriorating veins made the lethal injection likely to be botched and cause unconstitutional pain, and the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-day appeal; witnesses said he muttered that the drug was burning and hurt.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him); witnesses; his lawyers; U.S. Supreme Court (court).