Today: December 14, 2024
Today: December 14, 2024

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Crime|US

Indiana Supreme Court denies stay of execution; first state execution in 15 years moves forward

The Indiana Supreme Court has denied a request to stay the execution of man convicted in the killings of his brother and three other men

Indiana Supreme Court denies stay of execution; first state execution in 15 years moves forward
Americas|Crime|US

Missouri executes a man for sexually assaulting and strangling a 9-year-old girl in 2007

A Missouri man has been executed for sexually assaulting and killing a 9-year-old girl, then dumping her body in a sinkhole outside of town

Missouri executes a man for sexually assaulting and strangling a 9-year-old girl in 2007
Crime|Political|US

Texas Supreme Court clears way for new execution date for Robert Roberson in 2-year-old daughter’s death

Texas Supreme Court clears way for new execution date for Robert Roberson in 2-year-old daughter’s death

Texas Supreme Court clears way for new execution date for Robert Roberson in 2-year-old daughter’s death
Crime

What’s next in the complex case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson

What’s next in the complex case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson

What’s next in the complex case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson
Crime|Political|US

Texas' junk science law is getting another look over Robert Roberson's case

A man whose execution was halted will testify at a legislative hearing about a “junk science” law in Texas that many say should have saved him long ago

Texas' junk science law is getting another look over Robert Roberson's case
Crime

Execution of inmate Robert Roberson in ‘shaken baby’ death is halted after last-minute Texas Supreme Court decision

Execution of inmate Robert Roberson in ‘shaken baby’ death is halted after last-minute Texas Supreme Court decision

Execution of inmate Robert Roberson in ‘shaken baby’ death is halted after last-minute Texas Supreme Court decision
Crime|Health|US

Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers' last-minute appeal

The Texas Supreme Court has halted the scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome

Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers' last-minute appeal
Crime|US

Texas committee approves subpoena for death row inmate ahead of his execution

Texas committee approves subpoena for death row inmate ahead of his execution

Texas committee approves subpoena for death row inmate ahead of his execution
Crime|Political|US

The son of a South Carolina inmate urges the governor to save his father from execution

The son of a South Carolina inmate is asking the governor to save his father from execution

The son of a South Carolina inmate urges the governor to save his father from execution
Crime|US|World

What to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over it

A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. under a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome

What to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over it
Crime|US

Condemned inmate Richard Moore wants someone other than South Carolina's governor to decide clemency

A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed in just over three weeks is asking a federal judge to take away the power of granting clemency from the governor and place it with a parole board

Condemned inmate Richard Moore wants someone other than South Carolina's governor to decide clemency
Crime|News

Execution date set for man convicted of one of Oklahoma's most 'depraved' murders

Execution date set for man convicted of one of Oklahoma's most 'depraved' murders

Execution date set for man convicted of one of Oklahoma's most 'depraved' murders
Crime|News|US

A Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989

A Texas man has been executed for fatally stabbing twin 16-year-old girls more than three decades ago

A Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989
Crime|News|US

Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared

Oklahoma has executed a man for his role in the 1992 shooting death of a convenience store owner during a robbery

Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared
Crime|News|US

A Missouri man has been executed for a 1998 murder. Was he guilty or innocent?

Questions are still swirling around the execution of a Missouri man convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in 1998

A Missouri man has been executed for a 1998 murder. Was he guilty or innocent?
Crime|News|US

South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years

South Carolina has put inmate Freddie Owens to death in the state’s first execution in more than a decade

South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
News|Crime|Political|US

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn't kill clerk and refuses to stop execution

The South Carolina Supreme Court has again refused to stop the execution of inmate Freddie Owens, who is set to die Friday by lethal injection

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn't kill clerk and refuses to stop execution
Crime|News|US

Florida executes man convicted of killing college student, raping victim's sister in national forest

A Florida man convicted of killing a college student and raping the murder victim's older sister in a national forest 30 years ago has been executed

Florida executes man convicted of killing college student, raping victim's sister in national forest
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South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go

South Carolina’s prisons director says the state's supply of its lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was tested two months ago and its firing squad has the ammunition and training to carry out its first execution in more than 13 years

South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
Crime|News|US

Court filings provide additional details of the US' first nitrogen gas execution

Court filings are providing new details of what happened in the nation's first execution using nitrogen gas

Court filings provide additional details of the US' first nitrogen gas execution
Crime|News|US

A man facing execution for 1998 murder addresses Utah parole board, asks for life sentence instead

A man facing execution in Utah has addressed state officials, asking them to spare him the death penalty and allow him to remain imprisoned for life

A man facing execution for 1998 murder addresses Utah parole board, asks for life sentence instead
Crime|News|US

Utah scraps untested lethal drug combination for man's August execution

Utah officials are scrapping plans to use an untested drug combination in next month’s planned execution of a man in a 1998 murder case

Utah scraps untested lethal drug combination for man's August execution
Crime|News|US

Missouri executes man convicted of killing former lover and her husband

A man convicted of killing his former lover and her husband in what prosecutors called a fit of rage has been executed in Missouri

Missouri executes man convicted of killing former lover and her husband
News|Crime

Missouri inmate facing execution next month is hospitalized with heart problem

A Missouri inmate who is weeks away from execution is in a hospital after suffering what a Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman described as a “medical emergency."

Missouri inmate facing execution next month is hospitalized with heart problem

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