Who Is Gary Sutton? Inmate's Execution Paused After Christa Pike Survives
Sutton was scheduled to receive a lethal injection on December 3, but Lee’s order to suspend executions for the rest of the year means the sentence will not be carried out as planned. Sutton, 61, was convicted in 1992 alongside his uncle, James Dellinger, for the murders of Tommy Griffin and Griffin’s sister, Connie Branam.The pair were sentenced to life in prison, and later received death sentences for Griffin’s murder. Griffin, 24, was found shot in the back of the head near the Little River on February 24, 1992.
- ▪Sutton was scheduled to receive a lethal injection on December 3, but Lee’s order to suspend executions for the rest of the year means the sentence will not be carried out as planned.
- ▪Sutton, 61, was convicted in 1992 alongside his uncle, James Dellinger, for the murders of Tommy Griffin and Griffin’s sister, Connie Branam.The pair were sentenced to life in prison, and later received death sentences for Griffin’s murder.
- ▪Griffin, 24, was found shot in the back of the head near the Little River on February 24, 1992.
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By Alice GibbsSenior Reporter0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Gary Wayne Sutton, a Tennessee death row inmate, has had his execution paused after Governor Bill Lee suspended all remaining executions in the state for 2026 following the failed execution of Christa Pike.Sutton was convicted of the 1992 killings of siblings Tommy Griffin and Connie Branam and has spent three decades on death row. Sutton was scheduled to receive a lethal injection on December 3, but Lee’s order to suspend executions for the rest of the year means the sentence will not be carried out as planned.
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