Florida man is set to be executed for kidnapping and murdering a woman
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A man convicted of kidnapping a woman in Miami and later strangling her to death is set ...
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An Arizona prisoner whose execution is coming up isn’t asking for a reprieve
PHOENIX -- A prisoner scheduled to be executed next week in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death ...
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Man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing ...
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The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a ...
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Court sets March 19 date for first execution in Arizona in over 2 years
PHOENIX -- The Arizona Supreme Court set a March 19 execution date Tuesday for a man who pleaded guilty to ...
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South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the ...
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Federal judge refuses to block upcoming Alabama nitrogen gas execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A federal judge on Friday refused to stop what would be the fourth nitrogen gas execution in ...
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Supreme Court grants a new hearing for the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lower courts to review the case of the only ...
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An Arizona prisoner is asking to be executed sooner than the state wants
PHOENIX -- An Arizona death row prisoner asked the state’s highest court to skip legal formalities and schedule his execution ...
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Tennessee is refusing to release its new execution manual. Here’s why it matters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Just days after Tennessee announced it had a new manual for executing death row inmates, the state's ...
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