Kevin Underwood, convicted of murdering a 10-year-old girl, was executed in Oklahoma on his 45th birthday.

Kevin Ray Underwood was executed by lethal injection in Oklahoma on his 45th birthday, marking the 25th and final execution of 2024 in the U.S. Underwood was convicted of murdering 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin in 2006, admitting to luring her into his apartment, beating, suffocating, and sexually assaulting her. Despite his attorneys arguing for clemency due to his history of abuse and mental health issues, the state's Pardon and Parole Board denied his request. Underwood's legal team also sought a stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing procedural errors by the parole board, but the request was rejected.

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