Oklahoma Botched Execution Inmate Died Of Assumed Heart Attack

The Nancy Lockhart Show

"A vein on an Oklahoma inmate "exploded" in the middle of his execution Tuesday, prompting authorities to abruptly halt the process and call off another execution later in the day as they try to figure out what went wrong. The inmate,Clayton Lockett, died 43 minutes after the first injection was administered -- according to reporter Courtney Francisco ofCNN affiliate KFOR who witnessed the ordeal -- of an apparent heart attack, Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton said. That first drug, midazolam, is supposed to render a person unconscious. Seven minutes later, Lockett was still conscious. About 16 minutes in, after his mouth and then his head moved, he seemingly tried to get up and tried to talk, saying "man" aloud, according to the KFOR account. " http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/29/us/oklahoma-botched-execution/