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Death row inmate Tommy Zeigler wins new hearing

Ziegler was convicted of a quadruple 1975 Orange County murder and has been on death row ever since. He has long maintained ...

‘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 ...

Judge denies new competency evaluation for death row inmate Ralph Menzies

A judge Thursday denied a motion to reconsider Ralph Leroy Menzies' competency. Now a commutation hearing currently underway ...

10 Arkansas death row inmates sue to stop nitrogen gas executions, 1 asks to be next

Scotty Gardner, an admitted murderer, has asked the state of Arkansas to restart executions to complete his death sentence.

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 ...
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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.
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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 ...

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 ...
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Drug trafficker on Singapore death row granted clemency

Although the capital sentence was "legally sound", the Cabinet recommended granting clemency to "reduce the disparity" with ...