Hanson arrived in Oklahoma to face a likely execution by the state for his murder conviction. The Biden administration previously blocked the move.
Jesse Alton Mahaffey, a resident of Many, Louisiana, survived the attack on Pearl Harbor while serving on the USS Oklahoma, and later the sinking of the USS Northampton, before passing away at the age of 102.
Convicted murderer John Fitzgerald Hanson was returned to Oklahoma Saturday from a federal prison in Louisiana to face execution. The transfer came 40 days after President Donald Trump issued an executive order "restoring" the death penalty. The Biden administration had blocked Hanson's return in 2022.
Convicted murderer George John Hanson is back in Oklahoma custody for his death sentence to be carried out later this year. The state Department of Corrections transferred the inmate late yesterday from a Louisiana federal prison to Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester at the request of Attorney General Gentner Drummond.
Convicted murderer George John Hanson is transferred back to Oklahoma from Louisiana for death sentence execution.
Glynn Simmons was in Louisiana the night an Edmond clerk was murdered. He had no idea moving to OKC would leave him wrongfully sentenced to death.
George John Hanson, who was serving a sentence in federal prison, was transferred back to Oklahoma late Saturday so he can be executed later this year.
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George John Hanson, 60, was moved from a federal prison in Louisiana to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma, over the weekend, Oklahoma Department of Corrections spokeswoman Kay ...
A convicted murderer is now back in Oklahoma custody, as he waits for a date to face execution later this year.