Doyle Hamm passed away Sunday morning from cancer of the lymphatic system, according to his attorney, Bernard Harcourt. His lawyer said Hamm was diagnosed with the disease in 2014.
Hamm was sentenced to death in 1987 for killing a motel employee.
The state of Alabama attempted to execute Hamm by lethal injection in February 2018, but was unsuccessful after paramedics and paramedics worked for two and a half hours to find a vein in his groin, table, and groin. his legs and feet.
After the execution was annulled, Alabama corrections officials denied there were any problems with the procedure and said they would halt it when the time expired before the midnight execution deadline.
Harcourt called the execution attempt “bad and bloody” at the time, and Hamm sued to have his death sentence vacated, arguing that the painful procedure was cruel and unusual punishment.
Hamm was being executed at Holman Prison in Atmore, Alabama, at the time of his death, Harcourt said.
