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Tennessee Man's Execution Set Amid DNA Testing Controversy

4/18/2026

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Tony Carruthers is scheduled for execution next month in Tennessee for 1994 kidnapping and murder of Marcellos Anderson and others.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion for DNA testing, arguing evidence does not match Carruthers.
The motion notes fingerprints from the scene exclude Carruthers and co-defendant James Montgomery.
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals denied Carruthers' appeal for fingerprint testing.
Montgomery exonerated Carruthers and pointed to another suspect.

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Tony Carruthers is scheduled for execution next month in Tennessee for 1994 kidnapping and murder of Marcellos Anderson and others.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion for DNA testing, arguing evidence does not match Carruthers.
The motion notes fingerprints from the scene exclude Carruthers and co-defendant James Montgomery.
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals denied Carruthers' appeal for fingerprint testing.
Montgomery exonerated Carruthers and pointed to another suspect.