Part One - Bruce Earl Ward
In April 2017 Arkansas' supply of the drugs used for lethal injection were about to expire, to avoid wasting the drugs that are hard to get, the state decided to rush the execution of eight inmates...
This series will cover each of their cases... Starting with Bruce Earl Ward.Research, Writing, Hosting, Recording and Production done by Nicki T.
Original Music by Mr T.
Promos in this episode:
Dumb and Busted Podcast
Targeted Podcast
Status Pending Podcast
Sources used for research on this series:
Police Reports, Court Documents and the following public information:
Arkansas Times Article written by Benjamin Hardy (2015)
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2015/08/13/udpate-arkansas-has-purchased-lethal-injection-drugs-including-midazolam
Two articles written by Liliana Segura (2017) for The Intercept Article
https://theintercept.com/2017/04/26/how-a-daughters-search-for-her-biological-father-led-her-to-an-execution-in-arkansas/
https://theintercept.com/2017/11/12/arkansas-death-row-executions-kenneth-williams/
The Marshall Project Article written by Maurice Chammah
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/04/12/how-the-drug-shortage-has-slowed-the-death-penalty-treadmill
Arkansas Online piece written by Brandon Riddle, Emma Pettit, and Maggie McNeary
https://www.arkansasonline.com/arkansasexecutions/
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