Florida man executed for raping and murdering girl, 8, and stabbing her gran 21 times
Edward James was put to death by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford on Thursday, more than three decades ...
'Monstrous' killer who shot woman in head as she shielded five week old baby executed
Wendell Arden Grissom was executed by lethal injection nearly two decades after he shot Amber Dawn Matthews in the head as ...
Florida Man Faces Execution for the Killing of an 8-Year-Old Girl and Her Grandmother
A Florida man who pleaded guilty to killing an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother during a night of drinking and drug use is ...
Louisiana death row inmate seeks last-minute court ruling to halt nitrogen gas execution
On the day that Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years is scheduled to take place, attorneys for the inmate are hoping for a ...
Louisiana Issues 1st Nitrogen Gas Execution For Death Row Killer Jessie Hoffman
Convicted rapist and murderer Jessie Hoffman became the first death row inmate in Louisiana, and only the fifth in the United ...
After a rare execution by firing squad, a fresh call to abolish the death penalty | Editorial
Maintaining a system that risks killing the innocent along with the guilty is itself a crime — and one that underscores the ...
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She’s Waited Decades for David Wood’s Execution. Now, Evidence Casts Doubt on His Guilt.
The case of a victim’s mother and one of the longest-serving death row prisoners shows how capital appeals can seem both ...
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Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years
Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has ...
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South Carolina killer chooses death by firing squad, marking first shooting execution in 15 years
He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die March 7. On Friday, he became the first South Carolina inmate to choose the state's new ...
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Louisiana death row inmate seeks last-minute court ruling to halt nitrogen gas execution
Hours before a Louisiana man is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday evening, his attorneys were hoping for a last-minute court ruling to halt the state’s first execution by nitrogen gas.