Death row exonerees, innocence advocates urge Gov. Lee to halt Tony Carruthers execution
Death row exonerees and innocence advocates are urging Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to halt the scheduled execution of Tony Carruthers while courts consider new requests for DNA and fingerprint testing, citing untested forensic evidence, a paid jailhouse informant, questions about Carruthers’ mental competence, and the irreversible risk of executing someone who may be innocent.