Oscar Franklin Smith was the first death row inmate to be executed in Tennessee in five years. Witnesses recount the moments leading up to his execution, including a message to Governor Bill Lee.

On April 28, around 4 a.m., Atlanta officers were called to Cloud 9 Smoke Shop on Memorial Drive in northeast Atlanta about a ...

Oscar Franklin Smith was served his last meal on May 21 ahead of his execution scheduled for 10 a.m. the next morning.