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NC5 media witness on the complex process behind the latest TN execution

Thursday morning, Harold Wayne Nichols was the third man to be executed in Tennessee in 2025. Nichols pleaded guilty to ...

Serial rapist dubbed 'the red-headed stranger' stalked at night. Now he's being executed.

By day, Harold Wayne Nichols was a loving husband who was adored by his wife. By night, he was a serial predator who attacked ...

TN governor not intervening in execution of man convicted of raping, murdering college student

Harold Nichols, convicted of the 1988 rape and murder of a Chattanooga university student, Karen Pulley, was sentenced to ...

Harold Nichols execution on schedule after Gov. Lee denies request for clemency

Harold “Wayne” Nichols is set to be executed Thursday morning for the rape and murder of Karen Pulley in 1988.

What did Harold Nichols select for his last meal?

A man sentenced to die for his conviction in a 1988 murder has selected his final meal, according to the Tennessee Department ...