Prisoner whose case led to Iowa's rejection of death penalty dies in prison
Sentenced to death for killing two children in 1963, Leon Tice's sentence was commuted a month before Iowa abolished capital ...
Oklahoma board denies clemency for man on death row, clears path for March execution
An Oklahoma board has rejected clemency for a man sentenced to die for fatally shooting a woman during a 2005 home-invasion ...
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Death penalty expert added by defense in case of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO
A federal judge in New York on Tuesday appointed a death penalty expert to the defense team of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in front of the ...
Bill to abolish the death penalty gaining bipartisan support in Indiana. Will it pass?
Ending capital punishment had been a dormant issue in Indiana, but advocates now believe a Republican-led effort to abolish ...
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Why This Physician Testifies in Favor of the Firing Squad
James Williams is an ER doctor, a hunter, a gunshot victim — and the go-to expert for death row prisoners seeking an ...
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Firing squad bill moves to House
The House Judiciary and Rules Committee voted on party lines to send to the House floor HB 37, which would place the firing ...
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Social media reacts to costly T.J. Slaton penalty, other Packers miscues in playoff loss to the Eagles
Defensive lineman T.J. Slaton picked up an unnecessary roughness penalty with just more than 5 minutes to go, allowing the Philadelphia Eagles to move the chains and eventually kick a field goal ...
Senator presents death penalty ban to judiciary committee
Dr. Ruth Ann Pigott Janssen, former professor and chair of the sociology department at the University Of Nebraska Kearney has ...
South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September
South Carolina is preparing to execute the third inmate to be put to death since September as the state goes through a ...
Marion Bowman executed in South Carolina for young woman's 2001 murder: 'I'm innocent'
The state executed Bowman for the 2001 murder of 21-year-old Kandee Martin, a young mother who was killed five days before ...
Death Row Inmate Marion Bowman, Who Refused Plea Deal, to Be Executed
Bowman is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. on Friday at a Columbia, South Carolina prison for the killing of 21-year-old Kandee Martin.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects likely final appeal of South Carolina inmate a day before his execution
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Thursday what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his ...