Anthony Darrell Hines executed by lethal injection in Nashville; Tennessee puts to death inmate for 1985 murder of Catherine Jenkins

Anthony Darrell Hines was executed on Thursday morning at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville for the 1985 murder of Catherine Jean Jenkins. Hines was pronounced dead at 10:43 a.m. after a lethal injection, which followed numerous attempts for clemency that were denied by Governor Bill Lee.¹²³

"After deliberate consideration of Anthony Darrell Hines request for clemency, I am upholding the sentence of the State of Tennessee and do not plan to intervene," Lee stated. Hines, who spent over four decades on death row, was 66 years old and had suffered strokes that left him partially paralyzed.

Jenkins, a 54-year-old maid, was brutally murdered in 1985, her body found wrapped in a sheet with multiple stab wounds. "For those of you who may be concerned as to whether or not this animal suffered, let me tell you what he did to my mother 41 years ago," said Dennis Jenkins, her son, expressing his feelings towards Hines' execution.

Hines' attorney, Katherine Dix, condemned the execution, stating, "The leaders of this state repeatedly invoke the sanctity of life, but today the State put to death a man who was blind and paralyzed on his left side, could not walk, and was in constant pain." Hines' execution was the first in Tennessee since a botched attempt in May, raising concerns about the execution process.

"What we witnessed here today is not normal, and I urge us all to not become numb or indifferent to the cruelty," Dix added, reflecting on the broader implications of the execution.

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