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Ohio Execution Called Off After Failure to Find an Open Vein

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Only the third time in U.S. history an execution has been called off after it started.

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The execution of a sickly Ohio inmate was called off on Wednesday after the state’s execution team was unable to find a vein to administer the lethal injection, the AP reported.

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