Alabama schedules lethal injection execution for Derrick Dearman, convicted murderer, on October 17.

Alabama has scheduled the execution of Derrick Dearman, a 35-year-old man convicted of murdering five members of his then-girlfriend's family in a 2016 rampage. Governor Kay Ivey announced the lethal injection execution date for October 17. Dearman, who pleaded guilty, chose to drop his appeals, expressing a desire to expedite the process for the victims' families. This marks Alabama's fifth execution of the year.