Execution

March 24March 24
Colorado is the latest state to abolish the death penalty
- Entertainment
(CNN) — The death penalty will soon be no more in Colorado. Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation on Monday abolishing the death penalty, making Colorado the 22nd state to do so. He also commuted the sentences of three men on death row. Robert Ray, Sir Mario Owens and Nathan Dunlap will now serve life in prison without the possibility […]
March 05March 05
Supreme Court issues stay of execution for Alabama inmate Nathaniel Woods amid questions about his culpability in killing of 3 police officers
- Entertainment
(CNN) — The US Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay in the execution of Alabama inmate Nathaniel Woods, just minutes before he was scheduled to be put to death. Woods, 42, was convicted of killing three police officers in 2004, but there are questions about his culpability. His attorneys have maintained his innocence, pointing […]
February 27February 27
Deportee Suspected of Executing Three Men at Perris Cemetery Arrested
- Crime
- Local
A twice-deported Mexican national suspected of killing three men execution-style at a Perris cemetery was arrested Thursday, more than 1,000 miles away, with 15 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle. Jose Luis Torres Garcia, 33, was taken into custody Thursday morning in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he is now awaiting extradition back to Riverside County, according […]
October 01October 01
A man set to be executed tonight could suffer a ‘gruesome’ death because of his rare disease, activists say
- Entertainment
Activists are pleading for Missouri’s governor to stop what they say would be “one of the most gruesome” executions in US history. Russell Bucklew, 51, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Tuesday. He was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping and first-degree burglary in 1997. Bucklew suffers from a […]
August 23August 23
Florida executes serial killer who targeted gay men across Southeast
- Entertainment
Florida has put to death the man known as the “I-95 killer,” who was convicted of killing three people and admitted to killing several more in a 1994 spree targeting gay men. The Supreme Court decided late Thursday not to stay the execution. Gary Ray Bowles, 57, was pronounced dead at 10:58 p.m. ET, Michelle […]
May 24May 24
Serial Killer Who Took 10 Women’s Lives Executed in Florida
- Entertainment
A serial killer who terrorized Florida with a 1984 spree that claimed the lives of 10 women was put to death Thursday, his execution witnessed by the woman who survived one of his attacks and aided in his capture. Inmate Bobby Joe Long was pronounced dead at 6:55 Thursday after a lethal injection at Florida […]
April 24April 25
Texas Executes Avowed Racist in Black Man’s Dragging Death
- Entertainment
An avowed racist who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history was executed Wednesday in Texas for the dragging death of a black man. John William King, who was white, received a lethal injection for the slaying nearly 21 years ago of James Byrd Jr., who was chained to the back […]
October 23October 23
Two San Diego-Based Navy Seals Charged in Death of Detainee in Iraq
- Crime
Two San Diego-based U.S. Navy SEALs have been charged in connection with the 2017 execution of a detainee in Iraq. SEAL officials told the Navy Times that Lt. Jacob “Jake” Portier faces an Article 32 hearing on suspicion of covering up a string of war crimes allegedly committed by Special Operations Chief Edward “Eddie” Gallagher. […]

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