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Man with swastika face tattoos found guilty of brutal strangling of two Florida women just hours apart
A Florida man with disturbing face and neck tattoos — including swastikas — was convicted Wednesday of murdering two Florida women who were brutally strangled within hours of each other.
Accused double murderer allowed to cover swastika and skeleton face tattoos — but they're still showing
Wade Wilson, 30, won the right to cover "numerous and varied tattoos ... that might be objectionable to members of the potential jury pool."
Condemned killer who kidnapped and murdered 12-year-old Polly Klaas wants his death sentence overturned — and her father is furious
The Klaas family discovered two months later that Davis "murdered Polly and discarded her body on top of a trash pile within hours of abducting her."
Oklahoma executes double murderer after he nonchalantly refused right to last words: 'Nah, I'm good'
Michael Dewayne Smith, 41, was pronounced dead at 10:19 a.m. inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary after undergoing lethal injection Thursday.
Homeless man accused of killing 3 relatives in Pa. standoff will face death penalty — but governor won't allow executions
“I am putting this defendant on notice,” District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said in court Wednesday, according to the Bucks County Courier.
Pakistani student sentenced to death over 'blasphemous' WhatsApp messages
A Pakistan court has sentenced a 22-year-old student to death for sharing photos and videos on WhatsApp that depicted the Prophet Muhammed.
Serial killer on death row for decades finally faces execution after winning unlikely support for clemency
Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the nation's longest-serving death row inmates, will be executed by lethal injection for killing a fellow prisoner with a battery-filled sock in 1981.
South Carolina wants to bring back electric chair and firing squads - says 'painless' death not mandated
Among the 33 prisoners on death row in the Palmetto State, four inmates are arguing the electric chair and firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments.
Wife of convicted hitman 'cried out' during historic, 22-minute nitrogen execution — as victim's son says mom 'got her justice'
“Elizabeth Dorlene Thorne Sennett got her justice tonight," the murdered pastor's wife's son, Mike, said after the execution of killer Kenneth Eugene Smith.
Death row inmate to be killed with 'inhuman' method vets say is too cruel to use on animals
A death row inmate in Alabama who survived a botched lethal injection is set to be executed Thursday using nitrogen gas — a method the UN called "inhuman" and veterinarians...
Man sentenced to death for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36
The fire was Japan’s deadliest since 2001, when a blaze in Tokyo’s congested Kabukicho entertainment district killed 44 people, and it was the country’s worst-known case of arson in modern...
Federal judge says Alabama can conduct nation's 1st execution with nitrogen gas -- appeal planned
Smith's attorneys had argued the new protocol is riddled with unknowns and potential problems that violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Prosecutors seek death penalty for monster accused of fatally stabbing 29-year-old hiker
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a man accused of murdering a 29-year-old woman on a Phoenix hiking trail in April, according to a report.
I taste test the last meals of notorious death-row inmates – here's which one is the best
Since Sept. 1, Josh Slavin, 23, has shared 26 different Instagram Reels featuring his ratings of death row meal requests.
Accused Florida pedophile could be first in state to be put to death due to 'severity' of child sex crimes
Prosecutors announced Thursday their intent to seek a capital punishment sentence under a new law for Joseph Andrew Giampa, who was allegedly filmed molesting a young boy.
'Killer' mom Tiffanie Lucas 'unemotional' in court, relative calls for death penalty
Tiffanie Lucas, 32, "looks like she doesn't have a care in the world" in court on capital murder charges over the shooting deaths of her two sons, a relative said.
Florida woman tearfully mourned husband she's now accused of having murdered in 2022 interview
Shanna Gardner was taken into custody in August and charged with first degree murder for the ruthless slaying of father-of-four Jared Bridegan in February 2021.
Ohio cops release bodycam vid of officer shooting dead pregnant driver Ta’Kiya Young after she refused to leave her car
A court has ordered the brutal execution of a teacher over just five tweets as the nation sends “a clear and sinister message”.
Alabama set to be first state to execute a prisoner by forcing them to breathe pure nitrogen
Kenneth Eugene Smith was one of two men convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire killing of a preacher’s wife.
Pentagon's sick 9/11 betrayal: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 22, 2023
Post readers sound off on a potential deal that would take the death penalty off the table for 9/11 orchestrators.