Death Penalty
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Donald Dillbeck executed in Florida for two murders
Donal Dillbeck was executed in Florida. He was the first inmate executed in three years. Dillbeck was sentenced to death in 1994. After three years without executions,…
Wesley Ruiz receives a lethal injection in Texas for the murder of a police officer
Wesley Ruiz is executed in Texas. He was found guilty of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer. Ruiz's lawyers had asked the US Supreme Court to stop…
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17-year-old Jorge Vásquez faces the death penalty for murder (PHOTOS)
Jorge Vásquez faces the death penalty for murder. Vásquez, just 17 years old, is accused of shooting Jonathan Guerrero. A 15-year-old boy is also being held in…
Former Texas police officer is executed for hiring hitmen to kill his wife
Ex-cop Robert Fratta was executed in Texas. He had his wife killed during a bitter divorce battle. He died by lethal injection. Ex-police officer Robert Fratta is…
Amber McLaughlin becomes the first transgender woman to be executed in the US
Amber McLaughlin died by lethal injection on Tuesday. Missouri's governor refused her clemency request. McLaughlin is the first transgender woman to be executed in the US. Amber…
The first execution of a transgender woman is scheduled in Missouri
Transgender woman is scheduled for execution in Missouri. Officials confirm that she would be the first transgender person executed. Amber McLaughlin's lawyer is requesting a pardon. THE…
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Soccer player faces possible execution in Iran
An Iranian footballer is facing a death sentence. Amir Nasr-Azadani is being tried for crimes linked to protests in Iran. FIFPRO is working to save him. Professional…
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Iran publicly executes a second man linked to protests (PHOTOS)
Majid Reza Rahnavard is publicly hanged from a crane in Iran. He is the second man to be executed amid protests. He was a promising young wrestler.…
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Convicted Southaven Walmart shooter sentenced to death
Martez Abram is sentenced to death. He killed to coworkers at a Southaven, Mississippi Walmart. He was sentenced to death. Authorities confirmed Martez Abram's fate. He is…
Accused murderer Greg Montelongo could get the death penalty
Greg Montelongo is charged with a stabbing murder. The victim's son was also badly injured, but he shot his attacker. Montelongo could get the death penalty. Greg…
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Death row inmate’s chilling last words before his execution
Tracy Beatty's chilling last words are revealed. He was given the lethal injection this week in Texas. His wife witnessed the execution. LAST WORDS. The chilling last…
Texas woman sentenced to death for killing a pregnant woman to steal her unborn baby
Taylor Rene Parker is sentenced to death for murdering a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. Police confirm that she removed the fetus from Reagan Simmons-Hancock's womb.…
Benjamin Cole executed in Oklahoma for the murder of his infant daughter
Oklahoma executes Benjamin Cole. He was convicted of murdering his baby daughter. Lawyers argued that he suffered from a mental illness. Oklahoma executed Benjamin Cole Thursday morning…
John Ramírez will finally be executed in Texas (PHOTOS)
John Ramírez will be executed for murder. Ramírez stabbed his victim 29 times. The prisoner requested that his Christian pastor be present. John Ramirez will enter the…
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Man who killed three people has execution stayed over lethal injection
A man who killed three people was temporarily saved from execution for a small detail. A judge blocked Alan Miller's execution by lethal injection because the inmate…
Judge halts Alan Eugene Miller’s execution in Alabama
Alan Eugene Miller will be allowed to choose how he is executed. Judge halts execution and says he can die by nitrogen hypoxia. This method had been…
Does Óscar Cabrera deserve the death penalty for a double homicide? (PHOTOS)
Óscar Cabrera could face the death penalty in Texas for a double homicide. Cabrera was armed with an AK-47 and killed two Hispanic boys in Houston. Kurt…
Murderer James Allen Coddington’s last words before his execution
James Allen Coddington receives the lethal injection. The last words of the Oklahoma prisoner are revealed. Oklahoma begins its first of 25 executions. Oklahoma announced Thursday that…
Texas executes a man for murdering a real estate agent and his last words are revealed
Texas executed a man for stabbing a Dallas real estate agent to death. Kosoul Chanthakoummane received a lethal injection. He was the ninth inmate executed this year…
Wesley Ruiz finds out the date of his execution (PHOTOS)
Wesley Lynn Ruiz will be the first inmate to be executed in Texas next year. Ruiz, 43, was sentenced to death for the murder of a police…
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