Inmate Michael W. Howell Death

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 | 05:58pm

NASHVILLE – Death row inmate Michael Wayne Howell was pronounced dead of natural causes on December 18, 2013 at 10:08 a.m. at the Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility in Nashville.

Howell, 54, was convicted of First Degree Murder and Grand Larceny in Shelby County. He was sentenced to death on October 26, 1989 for the 1987 murder of Alvin Kennedy, a Memphis convenience store clerk.

Howell was also convicted of First Degree Murder and sentenced to death in Oklahoma for the November 2, 1987 shooting death of Sgt. Charlene Calhoun.

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