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Texas Executes Moises Mendoza for 2004 Murder of Rachelle Tolleson

Mendoza, 41, was executed by lethal injection after two decades of appeals and used his final statement to apologize to the victim’s family.

South Carolina Executes Mikal Mahdi by Firing Squad, Second Such Execution in Five Weeks

Arizona Executes Aaron Gunches for 2002 Murder Under Updated Protocols

South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad, First U.S. Use Since 2010

South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad for First Time in 15 Years

South Carolina to Conduct First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years

South Carolina Prepares for First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years

Florida Executes James D. Ford for 1997 Murders of Newlywed Couple

Texas Executes Richard Lee Tabler for 2004 Quadruple Homicide

Alabama Executes Demetrius Frazier Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

Frenchman Serge Atlaoui, on Death Row in Indonesia, to Be Transferred to France on February 4

Missouri Executes Man Convicted of 2007 Child Murder

Judge Rules Death Penalty Remains an Option in Bryan Kohberger Case

Bryan Kohberger's Defense Challenges Death Penalty in Idaho Murders Case

Idaho Prosecutors Insist on Death Penalty for Bryan Kohberger

South Carolina Inmate Seeks Clemency Decision by Parole Board, Not Governor

Texas Executes Garcia Glenn White for 1989 Murders of Teenage Twins

US to Execute 5 Inmates in One Week, Most in Over 20 Years

South Carolina Schedules First Execution in Over 13 Years

Alabama to Proceed with Second Nitrogen Gas Execution After Settlement