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Elderly Louisiana death row prisoner dies ahead of scheduled execution date, attorney says
Sepulvado was Louisiana's oldest prisoner on death row at 81. "The idea that the State was planning to strap this tiny, frail, dying old man to a chair and force him to breathe toxic gas into his failing lungs is simply barbaric,
Death row inmate Christopher Sepulvado dies before scheduled March 17 execution
Sepulvado was sentenced to die for the 1992 murder of his 6-year-old stepson, Wesley Allen Mercer, whom authorities said was beaten and scalded to death. The boy’s mother Yvonne Jones was convicted of manslaughter in the death and served more than seven years in prison.
South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad as execution method
A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to be executed by a firing squad next month rather than by lethal injection or the electric chair.
'Barbaric': Inmate chooses death by firing squad for execution in South Carolina next month
Brad Keith Sigmon is set to be executed by firing squad on March 7 for the 2001 beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke.
Only woman on Death Row in Louisiana may receive execution date soon. Who is Antionette Frank?
The only woman on Louisiana Death Row, Antionette Frank, could receive execution date after 30 years of incarceration. Read more about Frank here.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.
Death row inmate dies one month before he’s set to be executed for brutal killing of young stepson
An 81-year-old death row inmate who was convicted of the brutal murder of his young stepson died one month before he was scheduled to be executed by the state of Louisiana, according to local reports.
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Death penalty case revived in federal courts, raising questions about Louisiana execution methods
The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...
Kim Kardashian called him a Texas death row inmate on Instagram. He wasn't, and he's suing
Kim Kardashian confused a Texas death row inmate with a New York resident who is not a double murderer. He's now suing for ...
Palm Coast man could face death penalty in child rape case, ordered held without bond
Kristopher Henriqson, 47, was accused of repeatedly raping a girl starting when she was about 9 until after she turned 12, ...
Lawyers spar over COVID-related agreement that shields some on Georgia’s death row from execution
Lawyers are sparring over a COVID-19-related agreement that has shielded some people on Georgia's death row from execution.
Trump's death penalty revival surfaces in Chicago gang case: 'That is textbook vindictive prosecution'
A federal jury found Donald “Lil’ Don” Lee and Torance “Blackie” Benson guilty of a racketeering conspiracy in November 2022 ...
Glynn Simmons spends two years on Oklahoma death row. It was only the beginning. Ch. 5
This was Simmons’ new reality. The young man from Louisiana who never had any prior convictions now languished in his tiny cell in Oklahoma.
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Policemen arrested for arranging 'party' for death row convict
Several Lahore police personnel have been arrested for arranging a feast for a death row convict at Services Hospital. The ...
83.1% in Japan support death penalty: gov't survey
Japanese public support for the death penalty has exceeded 80% for the fifth consecutive time in a poll conducted by the ...