Darrell Hines

Darrell Hines, 66, was executed by the State of Tennessee by lethal injection on August 13, 2026, about an hour after an Oklahoma execution that same day. His lawyers had asked for a postponement, citing a failed Tennessee execution attempt in May. His attorney, Katherine Dix, said he was blind, paralyzed on one side and in constant pain. She also said his son had met him for the first time only four days earlier and watched him die.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His lawyers asked for a postponement, citing a failed Tennessee execution attempt in May.

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

Custody: Serving a sentence.

Source

• Three men executed on same day in US for the first time in 15 years The Guardian, August 13, 2026