Daniel Lewis Lee, who tortured and murdered a couple and their eight-year-old daughter and dumped them in water, was executed at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana https://t.co/uQZvlXqUwK
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) July 14, 2020
丹尼尔.路易斯.李曾抢劫谋害一户三口之家,并将受害者遗体弃尸于湖中。
美国最高法院于美国东岸时间今日凌晨两点,驳回联邦上诉法院与联邦地方法院,暂停执行白人至上主义者丹尼尔.路易斯.李(Daniel Lewis Lee)死刑的要求,正式于美国时间今日上午执行了17年来首起联邦死刑。
The only reason Daniel Lewis Lee was executed was because of justices put on the court by Trump. Democrats wanted to stop the execution of a convicted white supremacist triple murderer with with nazi tattoos but Republicans fought them, won & executed him. pic.twitter.com/kvyhWOuKSg
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) July 14, 2020
Earlene Peterson’s daughter and granddaughter were murdered. @TheJusticeDept says that she has no right to attend the execution of a man who was involved. If AG Barr actually believes this argument, then he should call Mrs. Peterson and personally tell her that she has no rights. pic.twitter.com/IlgsZ51z64
— Sister Helen Prejean (@helenprejean) July 13, 2020
原定13日遭处决的李,曾抢劫谋害一户三口之家,并将受害者遗体弃尸于湖中,今日伏法前仍坚称自己不是杀人犯。而女儿、孙女、女婿都惨遭李杀害的81岁妇人皮特森(Earlene Peterson)日前表示,他希望李与他的共犯能在狱中度过馀生,不希望李被处死。
#MEDICINEHEALTH Is Pentobarbital Still a Suitable Drug for Capital Punishment? https://t.co/21280K1Cow pic.twitter.com/DMxsTpRXmq
— ScienceTimes (@ScienceTimesCom) July 14, 2020
美国司法部去年起使用了新的死刑注射药物「戊巴比妥」(pentobarbital),美国联邦地区法院法官库特莰(Tanya Chutkan)13日指出,死囚可能会以新药违宪为由起诉法院,要求暂缓执行死刑。美国哥伦比亚特区联邦上诉法院(U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit)也表示不会如期进行死刑。但美国最高法院却在今日凌晨以五票赞成、四票反对,同意死刑执行。
皮特森与其他两名受害者家属也于上週提起诉讼,要求法院考量武汉肺炎疫情带来的健康风险,延后执行死刑,但还是无法阻止李遭处决。