Richard Glossip is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Sept. 30. Below is a look back at his case.
WHO IS RICHARD GLOSSIP? A look back at the man's life.
Jan. 7, 1997 - Oklahoma City motel owner Barry Van Treese is found after being beaten to death
Aug. 14, 1998 - Glossip is sentenced to death for the murder of Van Treese
INSIDE THE DEATH CHAMBER: A look at Oklahoma's history of executions
Aug. 27, 2004 - Glossip is found guilty a second time after initial conviction was overturned on appeal. He received the same death sentence.
May 28, 2014 - Glossip's execution date is set for Nov. 20, 2014.
Oct. 13, 2014 - Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt says the state does not have the drugs on hand or the medical staff prepared that is needed to carry out the state's upcoming executions.
Oct. 24, 2014 - Stay of execution granted for Glossip and two other Oklahoma death row inmates
Oct. 24, 2014 - A state board voted unanimously not to recommend clemency for Glossip
Nov. 20, 2014 - Date Glossip was to be executed
Jan. 26, 2015 - State Attorney General Scott Pruitt asks for stays of execution for three death row inmates, including Glossip.
Jan. 26, 2015 - Application for stay of execution filed with United States Supreme Court. Glossip and two other inmates filed the application.
Jan. 28, 2015 - Supreme Court takes up inmates' application for stays, pending final disposition of the case.
Jan. 28, 2015 - Glossip meets face-to-face with Sister Helen Prejean at the law library inside Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
Jan. 29, 2015 - Date Glossip was to be executed.
Aug. 10, 2015 - Actress Susan Sarandon takes to Twitter to fight against Glossip's execution. She and Prejean rebutted tweets sent out by a spokesperson for Gov. Mary Fallin's office.
Aug. 28, 2015 - The U.S. Supreme Court rejects a request for a new hearing. Scheduled execution will proceed.
Sept. 14, 2015 - Glossip's attorneys claim to have new evidence days before client is scheduled to die.
Sept. 16, 2015 - Hours before his execution was to be carried out, an appeals court issued an emergency request for a stay for two weeks until Sept. 30.
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Here's a look at executions methods by state, according to data from the Death Penalty Information Center. For more about executions in Oklahoma, visit our special section here.
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