Indiana Executes Jeffrey Weisheit on Triple Execution Day

Indiana executed Jeffrey Weisheit by lethal injection early November 5, the first of three executions carried out in the United States that day, according to the Indiana Department of Correction. The department said Weisheit, 50, was pronounced dead at 12:45 a.m. at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. Later reports said Alabama and Florida also executed prisoners that day, completing the second triple-execution day in the United States in 2026. Weisheit was convicted of setting a 2010 fire near Evansville that killed Alyssa Lynch, 8, and her brother Caleb, 5, the children of his girlfriend. His attorneys had sought additional brain scans, citing a history of head injuries and mental-health problems, and asked Gov. Mike Braun to commute his death sentence to life in prison. Braun denied the requests. The Indiana Supreme Court also rejected an emergency request to stay the execution, and the state parole board unanimously recommended against clemency. The execution proceeded amid disputes over Indiana’s procurement of pentobarbital. State officials confirmed paying $275,000 for six vials in late October but did not publicly identify the supplier. Weisheit’s attorneys alleged...