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Oklahoma Executes Kendrick Simpson for 2006 Drive-By Killings

2/12/2026

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Oklahoma will execute Kendrick Simpson, 45, for the 2006 drive-by killings of Anthony Jones and Glen Palmer.
Simpson fled New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
He admitted to the killings and apologized at a clemency hearing.
The Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency.
This will be the second U.S. execution this year after Florida's execution of Ronald Palmer Heath.

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Oklahoma will execute Kendrick Simpson, 45, for the 2006 drive-by killings of Anthony Jones and Glen Palmer.
Simpson fled New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
He admitted to the killings and apologized at a clemency hearing.
The Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency.
This will be the second U.S. execution this year after Florida's execution of Ronald Palmer Heath.