Lakeisha Clay, age 6

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Lost to gun violence on March 28, 1988 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Aug 5: The Tennessean: Tennessee executes Byron Black despite concerns about heart device: 'It's hurting so bad'

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Aug 5: New York Post: Tennessee death row inmate cries out in pain during lethal injection after state refused to deactivate defibrillator implant

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