Alabama executes Orrville pawnshop killer in 1998 double murder case
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Alabama carried out a lethal-injection execution of Jeffrey Lee, 49, for the December 12, 1998 double murder at Jimmy’s Pawn Shop in Orrville, after a court blocked the nitrogen gas method; Lee’s final words thanked his family, his clemency bid failed, and the state noted it as its second execution this year in a broader push on capital punishment.
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