Overview

• 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.