Execution date set for convicted murderer recently transferred to Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (April 1, 2025) — Attorney General Gentner Drummond made the following remarks today after the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals set convicted murderer George John Hanson’s execution date for June 12.

“The monster who abducted and murdered a 77-year-old woman more than 25 years ago is finally set to pay for his crime. The family of Mary Bowles has waited many agonizing years for George John Hanson to be brought to justice, and on June 12, that day finally will come.”

Hanson, also known as John Fitzgerald Hanson, was moved from a Louisiana federal prison to Oklahoma last month after Drummond requested the transfer. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Bureau of Prisons allowed his transfer after it had previously been blocked by the Biden Administration.