Overview
- Simpson, 45, was pronounced dead at 10:19 a.m. CT at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary after a three-drug lethal injection.
- His execution followed a 3-2 vote by the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board to deny clemency and a late appeal rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Simpson admitted the killings and apologized during last month’s clemency hearing, while his attorneys cited severe post-traumatic stress disorder and childhood trauma.
- Victims Anthony Jones, 19, and Glen Palmer, 20, were fatally shot after a nightclub dispute; some relatives supported the execution as advocates held a “Don’t Kill for Me” vigil.
- He is the first person executed in Oklahoma this year and the third in the United States in 2026, following another execution earlier this week in Florida.