Oklahoma Executes State's Longest-Serving Death Row Prisoner
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing his 7-year-old former stepdaughter in 1984.
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Texas Plans To Execute Ramiro Gonzales, Despite Reversal From Doctor Who Helped Send Him To Death Row
In 2006, Ramiro Gonzales was sentenced to death in Texas as punishment for kidnapping, raping and killing Bridget Townsend when they were both 18 years old.
Missouri Executes Man Weeks After He Was Hospitalized With Heart Problems
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A man convicted of killing his former lover and her husband in what prosecutors described as a fit of rage was executed Tuesday evening in Missouri.
Senate Democrats Urge DOJ To Rescind Trump-Era Legal Memo On Executions
A group of nine Senate Democrats urged the Department of Justice to rescind a Trump-era legal opinion stating that the Food and Drug Administration cannot regulate drugs intended for use in executions.
Man Facing Execution Next Month Is Hospitalized With Heart Problem
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri death row prisoner who is due to be executed next month has been hospitalized because of a “medical emergency,” a spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Corrections said.
Missouri Executes Man Despite Widespread Pleas To Spare His Life
Missouri executed 52-year-old Brian Dorsey on Tuesday, despite pleas to spare his life from more than 70 correctional officers, a judge who upheld Dorsey’s death sentence on appeal, several jurors on the case and some of the victims’ family members.
Texas Executes Man After 2 Decades Of Innocence Claims On Death Row
A 50-year-old man on Texas’ death row who has maintained his innocence for more than two decades was executedon Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
Idaho's Longest-Serving Death Row Prisoner's Execution Is Delayed After Failed Attempt
Idaho’s longest-serving death row inmate, Thomas Creech, evaded executionon Wednesday because executioners were unable to establish an IV for the lethal injection procedure, according to the Idaho Department of Corrections.
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