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Alabama botches lethal injection of convicted killer, calls it off at 11th hour
Miller's execution was called off about 11:30 p.m. when prison officials decided the vein issue would keep them from meeting the midnight deadline, Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said.
Alabama put inmate through '3 hours of pain and suffering' in 'longest execution ever'
An Alabama killer put to death last month was put through "3 hours of pain and suffering" in what may have been "the longest execution ever," according to a human...
Death row inmate asks for execution delay so he can donate kidney
A University of Texas transplant team found Ramiro Gonzales to be an "excellent candidate" for donation due to his rare blood type.
Serial killer already on death row pleads guilty to three cold-case murders
Serial killer, William Lewis Reece pleaded guilty Wednesday to three cold-case murders in Texas and was sentenced to life in prison.
Arizona executes Frank Atwood for 1984 murder of 8-year-old girl
Arizona inmate Frank Atwood, 66, was executed for the 1984 of death Vicki Lynne Hoskinson, whom he kidnapped and killed while on parole on previous kidnapping charges.
Texas Death Row mom lands last-minute reprieve
Melissa Lucio dodged being put to death April 27 thanks to the ruling by a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that kicked her conviction back for further review.
Should this mom be saved from execution for killing her kid, as Kim K claims?
Melissa Lucio spends her days on death row in Gatesville, Texas, knitting blankets for her prison guards, trying to teach herself to crochet and praying for justice. Lucio, 53, who...
Firing squad execution for Richard Moore halted in South Carolina
South Carolina’s highest court on Wednesday issued a temporary stay blocking the state from carrying out what was set to be its first-ever firing squad execution.
Texas woman on death row makes last-ditch effort to stall execution
The new evidence is expert testimony that shows Lucio's “confession” was coerced and that two-year-old Mariah's death was accidental, says the Innocence Project.
South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad over electric chair
South Carolina death row inmate Richard Moore chose to be executed by firing squad rather than the electric chair at the end of this month, according to court documents filed...
Texas lawmakers rally behind woman convicted of killing baby in light of 'new evidence'
Texas lawmakers have rallied behind a mother on death row for killing her daughter, asking that the woman's execution be delayed due to "new evidence."
Oklahoma executes man on death row for role in 2005 quadruple slaying
The inmate who was executed in Oklahoma on Thursday for his role in a quadruple slaying back in 2005 had a last meal that included 20 chicken nuggets and three...
Alabama inmate who survived botched execution dies of cancer
Doyle Hamm, 64, died on Sunday after a years-long battle with an "extremely aggressive lymphoma," his lawyer Bernard Harcourt
Oklahoma governor commutes Julius Jones’ death sentence
Stitt commuted the 41-year-old Jones’ death sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. He had been scheduled for execution at 4 p.m.
Death row inmate convulses, vomits in 3rd consecutively botched Oklahoma execution
After a five-year moratorium, the state of Oklahoma botched its third consecutive execution on Thursday when convict John Marion Grant died after convulsing and vomiting all over himself following a...
Scott Peterson denied bail ahead of re-sentencing for murder of wife and unborn son
Scott Peterson, who murdered his pregnant wife in 2002, was denied bail ahead of a December hearing where he will be re-sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
Missouri execution to go on as scheduled, despite pope's plea
Missouri is planning to execute an inmate on Tuesday, despite a plea from Pope Francis not to put him to death. Gov. Mike Parson had been facing pressure to grant...
Supreme Court halts Texas murderer's execution over religious freedoms fight
John Henry Ramirez had his execution halted by the Supreme Court at the 11th hour overnight after he argued his religious freedoms were being violated.
Terrorist who killed 13 at Fort Hood congratulates Taliban
The terrorist Army major who murdered 13 colleagues and injured more than 30 others in a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood cheered the Taliban in a triumphant victory message...
'Dating Game' killer Rodney Alcala dead in jail at 77
Serial killer Rodney James Alcala, sentenced to death for the murders of four woman and a 12-year-old girl, died of natural causes on July 24, 2021.