Today, the idea of the death penalty is controversial. But in the past… it was used very differently. In many societies, execution wasn’t reserved for the worst crimes. It was used for control. People ...

James Duckett has been temporarily spared ahead of his Tuesday execution. The state’s highest court could lift the order based on DNA results. James Duckett appears in a photo taken on death row at ...

Tennessee’s sole female death row inmate, Christa Pike, is set to be the first woman executed in the state in more than 200 years. Her execution is scheduled for September 30, 2026 — more than 30 ...

STOCKHOLM, March 18 (Reuters) - Iran executed a Swedish citizen on Wednesday, Sweden's ‌foreign minister said, adding that she had summoned the Iranian ambassador in Stockholm to condemn the decision.

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Florida executed Michael King by lethal injection March 17 at Florida State Prison near Starke, for the 2008 Sarasota County kidnapping and murder of Denise Amber Lee. King was pronounced dead at 6:13 ...

STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man was executed Tuesday evening for killing a young mother who frantically called 911 from her attacker’s cellphone while tied up in his car. Michael Lee King, 54, was ...

EXCLUSIVE: California mother and grandmother Angie Morfin, whose 13-year-old son, Ruben, was executed at point-blank range by an illegal alien gang member, shared a message for incoming Department of ...

Texas has executed a death row inmate who fatally stabbed his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son in a fit of rage before he turned the knife on her 12-year-old son, who miraculously survived the attack ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas - A Texas man was executed Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago. Cedric Ricks, 51, was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m. CDT ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was put to death Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son in 2013, apologizing profusely to her older son who survived with ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was executed Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago. Cedric Ricks, 51, was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m.