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Oklahoma executes inmate in first of three rare same-day US executions

The Guardian · first seen 13.08.2026

Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez was put to death in Oklahoma, marking the first of three scheduled executions across the US in a single day, an event not seen in over 15 years.

  • Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez was executed in Oklahoma for a 2003 murder.
  • This is the first of three scheduled executions in the US on the same day, a frequency unseen in over 15 years.

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