Oklahoma Execution Hanson

Clemency was denied for Oklahoma death row inmate John Fitzgerald Hanson, also known as George John Hanson, who was convicted of the 1999 murder of 77-year-old Mary Bowles.Hanson and an accomplice carjacked Bowles at a Tulsa mall before kidnapping her and taking to an isolated area near Owasso where Hanson shot and killed her.Before killing Bowles, Hanson's accomplice also shot and killed a bystander who witnessed the crime, Jerald Thurman.On Wednesday, the Oklahoma Board of Pardons and Parole voted 3-2 against recommending clemency for Hanson. His execution date is scheduled for June 12.Hanson was transferred to Oklahoma from a Louisiana federal prison after ..