John Fitzgerald Hanson complained in a lawsuit about his clemency hearing before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.

John Fitzgerald Hanson, 61, was pronounced dead at 10:11 a.m. Thursday, June 12, at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A judge has granted convicted murderer John Fitzgerald Hanson a stay of execution until his lawsuit against the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is resolved.

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Both Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and his predecessor, John O’Connor, had sought Hanson’s transfer during President Joe Biden’s administration, but the U.S. Bureau of Prisons denied it, ...

Oklahoma executed John Fitzgerald Hanson by lethal injection for carjacking, kidnapping, and murdering Mary Bowles. Hanson was also found guilty of killing of witness Jerald Thurman. His execution ...

Oklahoma had scheduled John Hanson's execution for Dec. 15, 2022, but the Biden administration blocked his transfer from federal custody to the state.