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Death row exonerees fight to end North Carolina’s use of capital punishment

Death row exonerees Alfred Rivera, Ed Chapman and Henry McCollum meet at an event sponsored by the N.C. Coalition for ...
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42 years on death row: West Palm Beach native scheduled for execution makes last-minute appeal

Kayle Bates, who's from West Palm Beach, is scheduled to be executed on Aug. 19 for the murder of Janet Renee White.

‘I’ll see your ass in the execution chamber’: Son confronts mother’s killer at death penalty hearing

Ralph Menzies has vascular dementia. His lawyers say let him fade away. The victim's family says: execute him. Utah's parole ...

Death penalty opponents call for reversal of Arkansas nitrogen execution law

Opponents of capital punishment on Friday called on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to reverse Arkansas' decision to allow ...

Jury hears of woman’s grave under house at Fort Worth death penalty trial

A neighbor will testify that he witnessed the defendant waving a gun and threatening the victim, a prosecutor told the jury.

Daily Beast roasted for 'absolutely bonkers' article defending Florida death row inmates and slamming DeSantis

The Daily Beast faced backlash for publishing an article criticizing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over executions of convicted ...

Court Documents: Woman who fatally shot husband could receive death penalty

Court documents have revealed that the Missouri woman who fatally shot her husband could receive the death penalty.
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Homicide suspect joins petition asking Pa. Supreme Court to block DA’s pursuit of death penalty

Attorneys for a defendant facing the death penalty have intervened in the petition attempting to restrict Washington County’s ...