Oklahoma executes man convicted of grisly murder of 10-year-old girl

Oklahoma man Kevin Ray Underwood was put to death by lethal injection on Thursday in the nation’s 25th and final execution of the year.

According to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) information provided to Fox News Digital, Underwood was pronounced dead at 10:14 a.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. In 2006, he committed the heinous crime of killing a 10-year-old girl as part of a cannibalistic fantasy.

Underwood, who was a former grocery store worker, confessed to luring Jamie Rose Bolin into his apartment and assaulting her. He struck her on the head with a cutting board, suffocated her, and sexually abused her. Underwood disclosed to authorities that he had intended to decapitate Jamie in his bathtub but ultimately decided against consuming her.

His final meal, served at 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, included chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, pinto beans, a hot roll, a cheeseburger, fries with ketchup, and “cola from the canteen,” as stated by the ODOC.

OK penitentiary entrance gate

Entrance Gate and Guard Station at Oklahoma State Penitentiary. (Shepard Sherbell/CORBIS SABA/Corbis via Getty Images)

Underwood’s attorneys had argued that he deserved to be spared the death penalty because of his long history of abuse and serious mental health issues that included autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar and panic disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizotypal personality disorder and various deviant sexual paraphilias.

Prosecutors argued that many people suffer from mental illness, but that doesn’t justify harming children.

In a last-minute request seeking a stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court, Underwood’s attorneys argued that he deserved a hearing before all five members of the board and that the panel violated state law and Underwood’s rights by rescheduling the hearing at the last minute after two members of the board resigned. The court rejected that bid earlier Thursday morning.

PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen during sunset. The court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a high-profile case centered on the right of transgender youth to receive gender-affirming care. (Aaron Schwartz/SIPA USA)

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen at sunset. The court rejected a bid earlier Thursday morning that would have stayed the execution of Kevin Underwood.  (Aaron Schwartz/SIPA USA)

Underwood was convicted in Cleveland County of first-degree murder on April 3, 2008. He was 28 years old when the ODOC received him on April 7, 2008. 

Oklahoma has executed 206 men and three women since 1915, information from the ODOC states. 

Currently, 32 men and one woman are on death row in Oklahoma. 

“Today’s event and the circumstances that led to it have affected many people – especially the family of 10-year-old Jame Rose Bolin,” a statement from ODOC Director Steven Harpe said. “As an agency, we carried out the court’s orders according to our high standards of professionalism and respect for those in our custody, ensuring dignity for everyone involved in the process. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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