Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 4, 2001

Lois Nadean Smith, 61, was pronounced dead at 9:13 p

Lois Nadean Smith, 61, was pronounced dead at 9:13 p

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Lois Nadean Smith, 61, was pronounced dead at 9:13 p.m., shortly after a lethal mix of chemicals was administered. Smith was convicted of killing Cindy Baillie, 21, on July 4, 1982. Smith was the 3rd woman put to death in Oklahoma this year, and the last woman on Oklahoma's death row. No state has executed as many women in 1 year since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Smith becomes the 17th condemned inmate to be put to death this year in Oklahoma and the 63rd condemned inmate to be put to death this year in the USA.
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  • (Sources: The Oklahoman & Rick Halperin, 04/12/2001)