Skip to main content

U.S. executes first woman in nearly seven decades

Lisa Montgomery, 52, was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. on Wednesday after receiving a lethal injection into Terre Haute Federal Prison, Indiana.

For the first time in nearly seven decades, the federal government executed a woman. Lisa Montgomery,52, was pronounced dead this Wednesday at 1:31 a.m., after receiving a lethal injection into Terre Haute Federal Prison, Indiana.

The Kansas woman was sentenced to death for strangling a pregnant woman in Missouri and cutting off the baby she was carrying in her womb.

At the beginning of the process, a woman standing leaned towards Montgomery, gently removed her mask and asked if she had a final words.

"No, " replied the woman in a quiet, dull voice. He didn't say anything else.

On Tuesday, a federal judge had granted Montgomery a temporary postponement of his execution pending a review of his mental ability to understand this punishment.



But on Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court lifted the suspension of the appeals court that blocked it.

"The cowardly bloodthirsty of a failed administration was shown tonight," Montgomery's lawyer Kelley Henry said in a statement.

The woman was convicted in 2004 of murdering a woman who was 8 months pregnant. He strangled her with a rope and with a kitchen knife extracted the fetus. The baby survived and Montgomery, who was 34 at the time, tried to pass her by, but was arrested. A jury gave a unanimous death sentence.

Henry said his client suffered from a serious mental illness that was "exacerbated by the lifelong sexual torture he suffered at the hands of his caregivers." Psychiatry experts filed affidavits as part of their appeal on the grounds for their execution.

"The Eighth Amendment prohibits the execution of people like Montgomery because of his severe mental illness or brain damage. It's deteriorating mentally and we're looking for an opportunity to prove its incompetence," Henry added.

Montgomery was imprisoned in a federal women's prison in Fort Worth, Texas, where staff are trained to deal with mental health issues. His lawyers claim that the jury was never fully known about the serious mental illnesses diagnosed by doctors.

Initially, Montgomery was to be executed in December, but the date was delayed because his lawyers, who are in Nashville, Tennessee, contracted coronavirus while traveling to Texas and worked on his case.

The last time the government executed an inmate was in 1953. This was Bonnie Brown Heady of Missouri, who was sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of a young man.

In addition to Montgomery's, there are two other federal executions scheduled to take place this week.

This is the 11th prisoner to receive a lethal injection there since July, when President Donald Trump resumed federal executions after 17 years- the largest in a presidential term in more than 130 years.

Montgomery's death comes in the final days of the Trump administration. President-elect Joe Biden has suggested that he would put a moratorium on the federal death penalty.

Popular posts from this blog

Study Abroad USA, College of Charleston, Popular Courses, Alumni

Thinking for Study Abroad USA. School of Charleston, the wonderful grounds is situated in the actual middle of a verifiable city - Charleston. Get snatched up by the wonderful and customary engineering, beautiful pathways, or look at the advanced steel and glass building which houses the School of Business. The grounds additionally gives students simple admittance to a few major tech organizations like Amazon's CreateSpace, Google, TwitPic, and so on. The school offers students nearby as well as off-grounds convenience going from completely outfitted home lobbies to memorable homes. It is prepared to offer different types of assistance and facilities like clubs, associations, sporting exercises, support administrations, etc. To put it plainly, the school grounds is rising with energy and there will never be a dull second for students at the College of Charleston. Concentrate on Abroad USA is improving and remunerating for your future. The energetic grounds likewise houses various

Best MBA Online Colleges in the USA

“Opportunities never open, instead we create them for us”. Beginning with this amazing saying, let’s unbox today’s knowledge. Love Business and marketing? Want to make a high-paid career in business administration? Well, if yes, then mate, we have got you something amazing to do!   We all imagine an effortless future with a cozy house and a laptop. Well, well! You can make this happen. Today, with this guide, we will be exploring some of the top-notch online MBA universities and institutes in the USA. Let’s get started! Why learn Online MBA from the USA? Access to More Options This online era has given a second chance to children who want to reflect on their careers while managing their hectic schedules. In this, the internet has played a very crucial in rejuvenating schools, institutes, and colleges to give the best education to students across the globe. Graduating with Less Debt Regular classes from high reputed institutes often charge heavy tuition fees. However onl

Sickening moment maskless 'Karen' COUGHS in the face of grocery store customer, then claims she doesn't have to wear a mask because she 'isn't sick'

A woman was captured on camera following a customer through a supermarket as she coughs on her after claiming she does not need a mask because she is not sick.  Video of the incident, which has garnered hundreds of thousands of views on Twitter alone, allegedly took place in a Su per Saver in Lincoln, Nebraska according to Twitter user @davenewworld_2. In it, an unidentified woman was captured dramatically coughing as she smiles saying 'Excuse me! I'm coming through' in the direction of the customer recording her. Scroll down for video An unidentified woman was captured dramatically coughing as she smiles saying 'Excuse me! I'm coming through' in the direction of a woman recording her A woman was captured on camera following a customer as she coughs on her in a supermarket without a mask on claiming she does not need one because she is not sick @chaiteabugz #karen #covid #karens #karensgonewild #karensalert #masks we were just wearing a mask at the store. ¿ o