The convicted murderer was put to death despite a legal battle over concerns his heart device would repeatedly shock him once ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled on July 31 that Byron Black could be executed without deactivating his implanted ...

Defenders say Tennessee inmate is intellectually disabled and wouldn’t be on death row under modern legal standards ...

A Tennessee death row inmate can be executed without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, the state’s high court ruled ...

Tennessee is scheduled to execute death row inmate Byron Black on Tuesday morning despite concerns his heart implant will ...

Byron Black, 69, was executed Tuesday despite warnings that his defibrillator could cause pain. Witnesses say he cried out, ...

Tennessee executed Byron Black on August 5, 2025. Despite there being strong objections from his attorneys, disability ...

A death row inmate who suffers from dementia, brain damage and heart failure has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme court.

The son of Byron Black, a Tennessee death row inmate, is joining anti-death penalty protestors to deliver petitions to ...

Tennessee's high court has ruled that a death row inmate can be executed without deactivating his implanted defibrillator.