Death row inmate Andre Thomas who cut out eyes, ate one seeks clemency
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Death row inmate Andre Thomas who cut out eyes, ate one seeks clemency

Plagued by mental illness, Texas death row inmate Andre Thomas started hearing voices when he was 9 years old and first attempted suicide when he was 10, his attorneys say. Thomas’ psychosis, filled with religious delusions and hallucinations, became worse as he grew older. His family — beset by a long history…

Oklahoma death row inmate Scott Eizember last words: ‘My conscience is clear’
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Oklahoma death row inmate Scott Eizember last words: ‘My conscience is clear’

Scott James Eizember, a 62-year-old man who murdered an elderly couple 19 years ago, was executed by lethal injection in Oklahoma on Thursday.  “I’m at peace,” Eizember said with an intravenous line in his arm, according to the Associated Press. “My conscience is clear, completely. I love my children.” Eizember received his…