Alabama Executes Derrick Dearman for 2016 Quintuple Murder

Dearman, who killed five people in a drug-induced rampage, requested to end his appeals and proceed with his execution.

Derrick Dearman was executed by lethal injection at Holman Correctional Facility in Alabama for the 2016 murders of five individuals, including a pregnant woman.
Dearman admitted to the killings, which occurred during a methamphetamine-fueled attack, and had waived his appeals to expedite the execution process.
The victims included Joseph Adam Turner, Robert Lee Brown, Chelsea Marie Reed, Justin Kaleb Reed, and Shannon Melissa Randall, who were attacked in their home.
Dearman's execution was Alabama's fifth of the year and followed his guilty plea and a unanimous death sentence recommendation by a jury.
Despite Dearman's claims of mental illness, he expressed a desire to face execution, stating it was a step towards justice for the victims' families.