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Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life
Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life Source:…
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Supreme Court allows Missouri to proceed with the execution of death row inmate Marcellus Williams
BONNE TERRE, Mo. — A Missouri man is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening after the U.S.…
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Missouri death row inmate gets another chance at a hearing that could spare his life
ST. LOUIS — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcellus Williams thought the DNA evidence was enough to remove him from Missouri’s…
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Alabama Supreme Court authorizes third nitrogen gas execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A third person is set to be executed by nitrogen gas, Alabama authorized Wednesday, months after becoming…
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Condemned inmate could face ‘surgery without anesthesia’ if good vein is elusive, lawyers say
ST. LOUIS — Missouri’s execution protocol allows for “surgery without anesthesia” if the typical process of finding a suitable vein…
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Oklahoma prepares to execute man convicted of 2002 double slaying
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man convicted of shooting and killing two people in Oklahoma City…
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Idaho is set to execute a long-time death row inmate, a serial killer with a penchant for poetry
BOISE, Idaho — For nearly 50 years, Idaho’s prison staffers have been serving Thomas Eugene Creech three meals a day,…
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Alabama court says state can execute inmate with nitrogen gas
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A divided Alabama Supreme Court said the state can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas, a method…
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Homeless man charged with capital murder and rape in death of a 5-year-old girl
TOPEKA, Kan. — A 25-year-old homeless man was charged Thursday in the rape and killing of a 5-year-old Kansas girl…
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Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen
.Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen. The Alabama…
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