Executed
Dennis McGuire
Dennis McGuire was executed in Ohio using drugs made by Hospira. His family sued the company in 2014, and their lawsuit says the execution was botched: he was slowly suffocated and took about 25 minutes to die, repeatedly gasping and snorting. The lawsuit alleges that Hospira allowed its drugs to be used for the execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His family's lawsuit against Hospira says the execution was botched and that he was slowly suffocated over about 25 minutes.
Reported by: his family's lawsuit against Hospira (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued Hospira, the company that made the execution drugs, in 2014, alleging it allowed its drugs to be used in a botched execution.