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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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Former death row inmate in Mississippi to be resentenced to life with possibility of parole
A former death row inmate in Mississippi will be resentenced a second time because of a determination that he has…
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Alabama to carry out first lethal injection after review of execution procedures
ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama plans to execute an inmate on Thursday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as…
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Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of ‘Central Park Five’ is running for office
NEW YORK — Outside a Harlem subway station, Yusef Salaam, a candidate for New York City Council, hurriedly greeted voters…
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Man charged with killing Indianapolis police officer seeking insanity defense
A man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer when she responded to a domestic violence call in 2020…
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