Oklahoma Executes Kevin Underwood After Apology to Victim’s Family

In McAlester, Oklahoma, Kevin Underwood, a death row inmate convicted of the 2006 murder of 10-year-old Jamie Bolin, is executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Before his execution, Underwood apologized to the Bolin family, expressing remorse for his actions. Addressing the family directly, he said, “I’m sorry for what I did. I cannot undo the pain I caused.”

The crime that led to Underwood’s death sentence shocked the nation. In 2006, Underwood kidnapped and murdered Jamie Bolin in Purcell, Oklahoma, in what authorities described as a. . .