On Thursday evening, the state of Oklahoma carried out the execution of 52-year-old Kenneth Eugene Hogan, the second person put to death in the state this year. Hogan had been convicted of the 1988 stabbing murder of Lisa Stanley, a student at Oklahoma City Community College, and had been on death row for over 26 years.
Authorities at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester carried out the execution using a three-drug protocol for the lethal injection, which included a lethal dose of pentobarbital, an anesthetic commonly used to euthanize animals.
Strapped to the gurney before being administered the lethal chemicals, Hogan stated, “I am guilty for what I’m here for, and I take full responsibility for my actions.” Addressing the victim’s family, he said, “And to Lisa’s family, I say I’m sorry that I can’t undo it.”
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