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Published: June 2, 2006

Killer, 74, becomes oldest to be executed in state

By Ann Weaver

McALESTER - John Albert Boltz , 74, on Thursday became the oldest man in Oklahoma 's history to be executed.

Authorities executed Boltz by lethal injection after his attorney tried to win a last-minute stay, arguing the state's lethal injection procedure could cause unnecessary pain before Boltz died from the mix of drugs pumped into his veins.

Boltz was pronounced dead at 7:22 p.m. And with the last words of...

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