<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=37ohDf_0wBQ47ZR00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=37ohDf_0wBQ47ZR00" width="1320" height="743" >Alabama inmateDerrick Dearman was executed Thursday evening.Dearman pleaded guilty to killing five people back in 2016.Shannon Melissa Randall, 35; Joseph Adam Turner, 26; Robert Lee Brown, 26; Justin Kaleb Reed, 23; and Chelsea Marie Reed, 22, were killed on Aug. 20, 2016 at the home near Citronelle, about 33 miles north of Mobile.Attorney General Steve Marshall saidDearman’s time of death was 6:14 p.m.The Department of Corrections (ADOC) said Dearman had three visitors and five phone calls the day before the execution and six visitors the day of the execution.He had no phone calls and accepted his breakfast and lunch meals, had snacks, and requested a seafood platter for his final meal.Governor Ivey issued the following statement regarding the executing.“Six lives, including an unborn baby, were gruesomely taken by Mr. Dearman in 2016. In using an axe and then a gun, he clearly made the decision to kill. Then he made the clear decision to flee to his hometown in Mississippi. And now, he himself has clearly stated his guilt and asked to move forward with his death sentence. The state has obliged, and justice has been served. I pray for the loved ones of all these victims whose lives were taken far too soon.”AG Marshall also provided a statement:“Tonight, Derrick Dearman was executed via lethal injection for the murders of Joseph Adam Turner, Shannon Randall, Justin Kaleb Reed, Chelsea Marie Reed, who was expecting her second child, and Robert Lee Brown.Dearman’s request to halt appeals and proceed with the execution was appropriate in the interest of justice and finality for the families. As a jury of his peers unanimously agreed, the gruesome facts of this case merited the ultimate punishment. Dearman viciously struck his victims with an axe, leaving them conscious and suffering for some time before he executed each at close range. Dearman showed no pity and no mercy.Tonight, my prayers are with the families of Joseph, Shannon, Justin, Chelsea, Robert and especially with Joseph and Shannon’s son, who was three months old and present during the commission of this horrific crime. I hope their families find some peace and closure now that the state has finally carried out the imposed sentence.”Dearman's remains will be released to the Escambia County Coroner and transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences (Mobile Lab) for a postmortem examination .</div></body>

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Alabama executes Derrick Dearman for 2016 quintuple homicide

Alabama inmateDerrick Dearman was executed Thursday evening. Dearman pleaded guilty to killing five people back in 2016. Shannon Melissa Randall, 35; Joseph Adam Turner, 26; Robert Lee Brown, 26; Justin Kaleb Reed, 23; and Chelsea Marie Reed, 22, were killed on Aug. 20, 2016 at the home near Citronelle, about 33 miles north of Mobile.