Indiana puts man to death in state’s first execution in 15 years

Joseph Corcoran was convicted of killing four people in 1997 and lawyers says his mental health was not evaluated

An Indiana man convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister’s fiancé decades ago was put to death early on Wednesday, marking the state’s first execution in 15 years.

Joseph Corcoran, 49, was pronounced dead at 12.44am CST at the Indiana state prison in Michigan City, Indiana, the Indiana department of correction said in a statement. Corcoran was scheduled to be executed with the powerful sedative pentobarbital. It was the 24th execution in the US this year.

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