{"id":128567,"date":"2024-11-21T22:52:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T15:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128567"},"modified":"2024-11-21T22:52:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T15:52:46","slug":"carey-dale-grayson-to-be-execution-with-gas-in-hitchhikers-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128567","title":{"rendered":"Carey Dale Grayson to be execution with gas in hitchhiker&#8217;s murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">An Alabama death row inmate is set to become the third inmate to be executed with nitrogen gas in the nation on Thursday for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2024\/08\/16\/cory-dale-grayson-approved-for-execution-by-nitrogen-hypoxia\/74824927007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">his role in the brutal 1994 murder<\/a> of a hitchhiker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Carey Dale Grayson, now 49, was one of four teenagers convicted of capital murder in the torture, bludgeoning and mutilation of Vickie Lynn Deblieux on Feb. 21, 1994. Deblieux, 37, was hitchhiking from southeastern Tennessee, to visit her mother in West Monroe, Louisiana, when the four teens picked her up along a highway near Trussville and soon after proceeded to kill her, court records show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">If Grayson&#8217;s execution moves forward as the state plans on Thursday, he&#8217;ll become<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/05\/30\/death-penalty-united-states-most-executions\/73507428007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\"> the 22nd inmate executed<\/a> in the nation so far this year. It would also be the state&#8217;s sixth execution for the year and third in two months, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2024\/11\/19\/alabama-to-execute-carey-dale-grayson-for-murder-of-hitchhiker\/76391489007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">reported the Montgomery Advertiser<\/a>, part of the USA TODAY Network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">As his execution approaches, USA TODAY is looking back at the crime, who Grayson is and what led him down a path of murder.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img gnt_em_img__inset\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:350px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/presto\/2021\/02\/09\/PMOY\/b7e657d4-4fa8-4ce5-81ba-930d6190a0be-Grayson_Carey_Dale_00Z598.jpg?width=300&amp;height=350&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carey Dale Grayson, sentenced for murder on March 8, 1996\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt gnt_ar_b_mt__vi\">More about what Carey Dale Grayson was convicted of<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">On Feb. 21, 1994, Deblieux was dropped off by a friend in Chattanooga near Interstate 59, where she began catching rides southwest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">At some point, Grayson \u2212 who was 19 \u2212 and three other teens picked Deblieux up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/Birmingham,+AL\/Trussville,+AL\/@33.5792301,-86.7925705,12z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x888911df5885bfd3:0x25507409eaba54ce!2m2!1d-86.8103567!2d33.5185892!1m5!1m1!1s0x88890cc70860399d:0x65683bb193fa6fe4!2m2!1d-86.6088756!2d33.6198251?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">along a Jefferson County interstate in Alabama,<\/a> about 15 miles northeast of Birmingham.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The teens stopped at a wooded area on Bald Mountain, using the ruse they were going to get another vehicle. There, Deblieux was beaten, stomped and kicked. Testimony showed Grayson and another teen stood on her throat to kill her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Her body was eventually tossed off a cliff. The teens returned later and mutilated her corpse, cutting the body at least 180 times and removing a portion of one of her lungs and cutting off her fingers, court records show.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The teens became suspects in the murder when one of the boys showed one of Deblieux\u2019s fingers to a friend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In addition to Grayson, a jury convicted Kenny Loggins, Trace Duncan and Louis Mangione in the capital murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Duncan, Loggins and Mangione had their death sentences reversed and were each given life in prison without the possibility of parole. The move came in 2005 after the U.S. Supreme Court banned the execution of people who were younger than 18 when they committed a crime.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_cp gnt_em_cp__sp\" aria-label=\"The ultimate punishment\" data-c-cta=\"RECENT DEATH PENALTY NEWS\">\n<div class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw\"><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/05\/29\/USAT\/73897689007-getty-images-477972544.jpg?crop=1885,1413,x212,y0&amp;width=258&amp;height=193&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/05\/29\/USAT\/73897689007-getty-images-477972544.jpg?crop=1885,https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/1413,https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/x212,https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/y0&amp;width=516&amp;height=386&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">More about the nitrogen gas method<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Nitrogen hypoxia is a controversial method of execution, having only been tried for the first time in the country when Alabama executed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/01\/25\/kenneth-eugene-smith-execution-follows-many-capital-punishment-botches\/72328311007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Kenneth Eugene Smith<\/a> in January. Smith\u2019s execution by the method drew national and international scorn and media attention, including a protest from the Vatican.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_anc\" id=\"gnt_atomsnc\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadAnc\" aria-label=\"Newsletter signup form\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Smith appeared to writhe and convulse on the gurney for at least four minutes during the execution. State and prison systems&#8217; officials had said before the execution that Smith should lose consciousness \u201cwithin seconds,\u201d and be dead within minutes once the gas started flowing into the full-face mask Smith wore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Q. Hamm called Smith\u2019s execution \u201ctextbook,\u201d in a news conference about half an hour after the execution, and said the prisons system was ready to move forward with other nitrogen hypoxia executions.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In Alabama, there are about 160 inmates on death row, and they are given the option of what method of execution will be used: lethal injection, nitrogen hypoxia and electrocution. Grayson is among about 30 inmates who chose the nitrogen hypoxia method before its first use in Alabama.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">With the nitrogen hypoxia method, the condemned breathes pure nitrogen through a mask that displaces oxygen in their system. Proponents claim it is an almost instant and painless method. Opponents claim it is untried and amounts to torture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">On Sept. 26, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/09\/26\/alan-eugene-miller\/75398202007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Alan Eugene Miller<\/a> became the second Alabama inmate executed with nitrogen hypoxia as the method.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/2024\/11\/18\/death-penalty-opponents-protest-at-alabama-state-capitol-building-and-deliver-petitions-to-governor\/76410862007\/\" data-t-l=\":l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - Death Penalty Opponents protest at Alabama State Capitol Building\" data-g-r=\"nav_mo\" data-g-tn=\"pgcss\" data-g-mtn=\"pg76410862007\" data-g-moh=\"hpgm\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-expanded=\"false\" onmousedown=\"event.stopPropagation()\" onmouseup=\"event.stopPropagation()\" data-c-id=\"76410862007\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/18\/PMOY\/76410893007-death-01.jpg?crop=3299,1856,x0,y138&amp;width=660&amp;height=372&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/18\/PMOY\/76410893007-death-01.jpg?crop=3299,https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/1856,https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/x0,https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/y138&amp;width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">Grayson&#8217;s appeals are almost all exhausted<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Grayson has filed multiple appeals throughout the years and lost. His last hope for a reprieve remains with the U.S. Supreme Court and Republican Gov. Kay Ivey, who responded to a question from the Montgomery Advertiser about the timing of Grayson&#8217;s execution the week before Thanksgiving by saying: &#8220;Did Carey Grayson give any consideration to the fact that he robbed Vicki DeBlieux and her family of now 30 Thanksgivings?&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">On Aug. 15, the Alabama Supreme Court authorized Grayson&#8217;s execution. Days later, his lawyers asked a federal judge to block the state from using the nitrogen protocol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The attorneys pointed to Smith&#8217;s execution, saying the method could amount to cruel and unusual punishment since it did not guarantee a painless death for their client.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/20\/USAT\/76442189007-usatsi-22458457.jpg?width=660&amp;height=441&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/20\/USAT\/76442189007-usatsi-22458457.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=882&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey delivers the State of the State address at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_mt\">More about Carey Dale Grayson<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Grayson has bipolar disorder and his mother died when he was 3 after battling mental illness, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A forensic psychologist testified that Grayson was &#8220;in a manic state&#8221; during the murder but that he &#8220;did know the difference between right and wrong and was able to appreciate the nature and quality or wrongfulness of his acts, court records say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In a police interview, Grayson described the younger teens as committing the most heinous acts during the crime. When asked about why they killed Deblieux, court records say, he told police that he didn&#8217;t know and that &#8220;it was not his problem.\u201d \u2002<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/11\/20\/alabama-execution-cary-dale-grayson-death-row\/75482918007\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Alabama death row inmate is set to become the third inmate to be executed with nitrogen gas in the nation on Thursday for his role in the brutal 1994 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128567\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128567\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}