# Alabama man executed for murdering 5-year-old girl in third US execution of the day

https://mins.news/en/item/21692

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-13 23:36 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://bit.ly/4fYymAS

> An Alabama man was put to death for murdering a 5-year-old girl, hours after Tennessee and Oklahoma executed inmates within 30 minutes of each other. The three executions marked a single-day sequence across US states.

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