Demetrius Frazier's final words before execution in Alabama
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Demetrius Frazier was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday in Alabama, in the nation's fourth execution using that method.
"First of all, I want to apologize to the family and friends of Pauline Brown. What happened to Pauline Brown should have never happened," Frazier said in his last words, the Associated Press reported.
He finished by saying, "I love everybody on death row. Detroit Strong."
Frazier, 52, was convicted in 1996 of the rape and killing of Pauline Brown, 41, five years earlier.
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