Fourteen convicted killers have been executed so far in 2023, beginning with the first transgender death row inmate to ever be put to death and culminating in an ongoing scandal over the safety of the practice.
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The US Supreme Court cleared the way for the executions of Leonard Taylor, 58, in Missouri on February 7, and John Balentine, 54, in Texas on February 8. Terence Andrus, 34, hanged himself six months after the high court denied review of his case.