Two death row inmates convicted of murder executed
Two men convicted of murder were executed Thursday night, marking the fourth and fifth executions in the United States this year.
Texas death row inmate mouths final 2-word message to victims' families before execution
A remorseful death row inmate pleaded for forgiveness and mouthed one final message before being put to death in Texas on Thursday, 20 years after he killed his strip club manager and another man.
3 death row inmates granted 3-year-long execution reprieve
Three men on death row have been granted a reprieve of execution by Gov. Mike DeWine, according to a press release from the governor’s office.
Why 1st death row killing in 15 years is off, even as Louisiana plans to resume executions
Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday that the state had developed a protocol for executing people with nitrogen gas, allowing it to resume executions after 15 years. At least three district attorneys have since sought death warrants.
Texas executes inmate who killed two men in Killeen in 2004
In his final statement, Richard Tabler asked for forgiveness from his victims’ family members, some of whom reportedly witnessed his death.
What a Texas inmate said before he was executed for killing two teen girls
Tabler — the second person executed in Texas in a little over a week, with two more scheduled by the end of April — was condemned for the Thanksgiving 2004 shooting deaths of Mohammed-Amine Rahmouni,
Texas man mouths two words to family of victims before execution
He is the second man put to death in Texas this year. HUNTSVILLE, Texas - The state of Texas executed convicted killer Richard Tabler on Thursday evening. Tabler is convicted of killing two men in Killeen and admitted to killing two teen girls.
A Tennessee inmate on death row says he is on hunger strike over medical care and other issues
A Tennessee death row prisoner has declared a hunger strike, saying he is protesting issues with medical care, the quality of ...
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The Ladies on Death Row
From the daily newsletter: an editor’s note from Daniel Zalewski. Plus: Jia Tolentino on Joan Didion on Martha Stewart; ...
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A sisterhood of nuns is quietly emerging on Texas death row
Those housed in the O’Daniel Unit in Gatesville, including such names as Melissa Lucio, have had their lives touched by a ...
Eerie death row meal requests - from dirt and one olive to tin of spaghetti
Death Row inmates are given one final request before they die. The Mirror takes a look at the strangest and bizarre prison ...
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Death Penalty Fast Facts
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 25 people were executed in the United States in 2024. The number of death sentences imposed was 26. There are 2,092 people on death row in the United ...
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The Nuns Trying to Save the Women on Texas’s Death Row
“I’m a new creation today ... the last stop in the appeals process before the Supreme Court for death-row inmates in Texas. In 2021, the court issued a 10–7 ruling that Melissa’s case ...