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Published: June 27, 2007
Terminally ill killer executed
By The Associated Press
McALESTER — An Oklahoma death row inmate who was dying of cancer was executed Tuesday after his final bid for a reprieve was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court .

Jimmy Dale Bland , a two-time killer who shot his 62-year-old employer in the back of the head 11 years ago, became the second person executed by the state this year.

"I'm sorry for what happened,” Bland said in brief remarks to his family members, ...

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