Florida governor signs death warrant for serial killer as state sets record pace for executions
A death row inmate who was convicted of fatally shooting a U.S. airman and his girlfriend and later…
South Carolina executes killer who left bloody message, marking third firing-squad execution this year
A South Carolina man convicted of killing three people over five days more than 20 years ago was…
Oklahoma death row inmate found unresponsive in cell after being granted clemency on day of execution
An Oklahoma death row inmate was hospitalized Thursday after being found unresponsive in his cell, officials said, just…
Oklahoma death row inmate granted clemency on the morning of his scheduled execution
A death row inmate in Oklahoma was preparing for his scheduled execution Thursday when Gov. Kevin Sitt spared…
What’s driving the rise in U.S. death row executions in 2025?
Executions are on the rise in the United States. After creeping upward since the coronavirus pandemic, when the…
South Carolina killer who wrote message in victim’s blood set to die by firing squad after final appeal rejected
South Carolina’s highest court has refused to stop the execution of a man who killed three people over five…
Florida executes man convicted of killing his neighbor in 1998
A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his next-door neighbor was executed Tuesday evening, the state’s 15th…
Grandchildren of last woman hanged in U.K. seek her pardon 70 years after she killed her “abusive, violent partner,” lawyer says
The grandchildren of the last woman to be executed in Britain have called for Ruth Ellis to be…
Execution set for South Carolina man who taunted police with “catch me if u can” message written in victim’s blood
A South Carolina inmate who killed a man, burned his eyes with cigarettes and then wrote “catch me…
Trump warns Hamas after video of public execution in Gaza emerges: ‘Will go in and kill’
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday, October 16, issued a stern warning to Hamas after a video…
Mississippi executes death row inmate convicted of raping and killing a college student in 1993
A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed…
Missouri set to execute death row inmate who maintains innocence in state trooper’s murder 20 years ago
A death row inmate in Missouri is set to be executed Tuesday after the state’s governor denied his…