Gilbert Postelle
Oklahoma executed Gilbert Postelle on February 17, 2022. An autopsy report by Medical Examiner Ross Miller, M.D., obtained through a public records request, listed pulmonary edema as the cause of death, with frothy fluid in his lungs and lungs heavier than typical for an adult. Experts for death-row prisoners argue that this fluid shows he suffered severe pain during the lethal injection. Prosecutors dispute that the evidence proves torture.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Medical Examiner Ross Miller's autopsy found pulmonary edema, and experts for death-row prisoners argue the fluid in his lungs shows he suffered severe pain during the lethal injection.
Reported by: Medical Examiner Ross Miller, M.D. (medical examiner or coroner).