Clemency Hearing Rescheduled For Man Who Murdered 2 In Tulsa In 1999

A clemency hearing has been rescheduled for death row prisoner John Hanson because he remains in federal custody.

Hanson is currently serving a life sentence in federal prison for a number of armed robberies in Tulsa.

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Hanson was sentenced to death in Oklahoma for murdering Mary Bowles and Jerald Thurman in Tulsa in 1999.

His execution is still scheduled for December 15th.

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The Tulsa County District Attorney is asking for federal help after the federal prison system refused to hand Hanson back over to Oklahoma for his execution.