Texas reporter Michael Graczyk reflects on witnessing nearly 500 executions

Michael Graczyk has witnessed nearly 500 executions, including botched procedures, but says he has never seen an inmate survive one.

The Chestnut Post Staff · October 2, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT

Texas reporter Michael Graczyk has witnessed nearly 500 executions over his reporting career, according to BBC News.

His experience includes executions that went wrong. But he has never witnessed an execution in which the inmate survived.

Originally reported by BBC News. Read the full story at BBC News

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