Tennessee executes Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for killing college student in 1988
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FILE - This undated photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows Harold Wayne Nichols in Tennessee. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via the Chattanooga Free Press via AP, File)Rev. Rick Laude stands in the area reserved for pro-death penalty advocates outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the execution of Harold Wayne Nichols, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)People enter the area reserved for anti-death penalty demonstators outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the execution of Harold Wayne Nichols, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)An anti-death penalty demonstrator holds rosary bead outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the execution of Harold Wayne Nichols, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Bebe Harton, left, and Sam Shideler, right, hug in the area reserved for anti-death penalty demonstrators outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the execution of Harold Wayne Nichols, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Tennessee Department of Corrections
FILE - This undated photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows Harold Wayne Nichols in Tennessee. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via the Chattanooga Free Press via AP, File)