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Man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday,…
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Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted…
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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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