Gerald D. Thomas is appealing for end-of-life release due to cancer, but is facing opposition from the DA, citing his criminal past and the brutality of the crime.
Updated: 4:06 PM EST December 16, 2025
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
A Tennessee inmate serving decades for a murder his lawyer says he didn’t commit is making an end-of-life appeal to spend his final days outside prison walls — but District Attorney Russel Johnson is highlighting his criminal past…