Clarence Ray Allen was executed by lethal injection early at San Quentin State Prison

Clarence Ray Allen was executed by lethal injection early at San Quentin State Prison for ordering three killings from his prison cell in 1980.
Allen, who turned 76 on Monday, was pronounced dead at 12:38 a.m..
He is the oldest prisoner ever executed in California and one of the oldest ever put to death in the United States.
The execution took longer than usual, about 18 minutes, and required a second dose of the heart-stopping chemical potassium chloride, the last of the 3-chemical sequence, officials said.
Allen was sentenced to death in 1982 for the murders of Bryon Schletewitz, 27, Josephine Rocha, 17, and Douglas White, 18. All 3 were shot Sept. 5, 1980.
Convicted of ordering the 1974 murder of Mary Sue Kitts, 17, for implicating him in a grocery store burglary. Sentenced to life in prison. Convicted of orchestrating three 1980 murders from his prison cell; one of the victims had testified against him in his earlier trial.
Allen becomes the 13th condemned inmate to be put to death in California since the state resumed capital punishment in 1992.
Allen becomes the 1st condemned inmate to be put to death this year in the USA and the 1005th overall since the nation resumed executions exactly 29 years ago today, on January 17, 1977.