Death row inmate who killed five, including pregnant woman, says he wants to be executed
by Michelle Del Rey and Dan Gooding
Apr 13, 2024
3 minutes
An Alabama death row inmate has requested to be executed in order to help the families of his victims get closure.
Derrick Dearman, 35, made the admission to CNN during a phone interview from the William C Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama. He pleaded guilty to capital murder charges in August 2018. A jury later sentenced him to death.
He was convicted of killing five people: Shannon Melissa Randall, 35; Robert Lee Brown, 26; Justin Kaleb Reed, 23; Joseph Adam Turner, 26 and
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