Darryl Durr
Darryl Durr was executed by lethal injection at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville on April 20, 2010, and was pronounced dead at 10:36 a.m. In his final statement he said he regretted that DNA testing could not prove his innocence, and he hoped to go out in peace. In his last words he asked his cousin to take care of his children, said he loved his wife and children, and said he wanted to make his mother proud. His spiritual adviser, the Rev. Georgina Thornton, was with him at the end. Courts had rejected his appeals, including one claiming an allergy to anesthesia.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Durr maintained his innocence in his final statement, and his appeals were rejected, including one claiming an allergy to anesthesia.
Reported by: Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (the agency that held him); courts.