Ohio calls off execution after failing to find inmate's vein
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November 16, 2017
LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Ohio called off the execution of a condemned killer with multiple health problems on Wednesday, because members of the state's execution team were unable to find a vein to insert an IV that would administer the lethal drugs.
It was only the third time in U.S. history that an execution has been called off after the process had begun.
The execution team first worked on both of Alva Campbell's arms for about 30 minutes Wednesday while he was on a gurney in the state's death chamber and then tried to find a vein in his right leg below the knee.
Members of the execution team...
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