Executed
Oscar Smith
Oscar Smith was put to death by lethal injection at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on May 22, 2025, the Tennessee Department of Correction said. He maintained that he was innocent, a claim recorded in a 2025 roundup of U.S. executions. His death is listed among the executions carried out by the State of Tennessee that year.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Tennessee Department of Correction (the agency that held him); Vocal.media roundup of 2025 U.S. executions (reporters).