Cary Kerr was pronounced dead at 6:19 p.m.,16 minutes after the lethal drugs flowed. A sedative that has often served to euthanize animals was used. The southern state administered pentobarbital instead of sodium thiopental, which is no longer manufactured in the United States, along with two other drugs as the lethal cocktail to execute Cary Kerr, 46. It was the first time Texas had used the drug.
"To the state of Texas: I am an innocent man," were among Kerr's final words, according to Lyons. "Never trust a court-appointed attorney. I am ready, warden... Here we go. Lord Jesus, Jesus.."
Kerr was the third prisoner to be put to death this year in Texas, which executes more prisoners than any other state. May he rest in peace.
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