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Oklahoma Executes Wendell Grissom for 2005 Murder in Home-Invasion Robbery

Grissom's execution marks Oklahoma's first of 2025, amid ongoing debates over capital punishment and mitigating factors like brain damage.

Arizona Executes Aaron Gunches for 2002 Murder Under Updated Protocols

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Arizona Executes Aaron Gunches, Ending Two-Year Death Penalty Pause

Federal Judge Halts Louisiana's First Nitrogen Gas Execution

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

Three Indian Nationals Executed in UAE for Separate Murder Convictions

Indian Woman Executed in UAE for Infant’s Death, Family Alleges Injustice

Texas Executes Richard Lee Tabler for 2004 Quadruple Homicide

Arizona Schedules First Execution in Over Two Years for Aaron Gunches

South Carolina Executes Marion Bowman Despite Longstanding Claims of Innocence

Trump Signs Executive Order to Expand Federal Death Penalty Policies

West Bengal Challenges Life Sentence in RG Kar Rape-Murder Case, Seeks Death Penalty

Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Sentences to Life Without Parole

Oklahoma Executes Kevin Underwood, Closing Year of Controversial Death Penalty Cases

Death Penalty Use in the U.S. Declines but Raises Concerns Over Fairness and Innocence

Indiana Executes Joseph Corcoran After 15-Year Hiatus on State Executions

Texas Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in High-Profile Murder of 12-Year-Old

Texas Serial Killer Sentenced to Death for Ritualistic Murders

Missouri Executes Christopher Collings for 2007 Rape and Murder of 9-Year-Old Rowan Ford

Judge Rules Death Penalty Remains an Option in Bryan Kohberger Case

Iran Publicly Executes Serial Rapist Convicted of Assaulting Dozens

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

South Carolina Executes Richard Moore Amid Calls for Clemency

Idaho Prosecutors Insist on Death Penalty for Bryan Kohberger

South Carolina Inmate Faces Execution Choice After 13-Year Pause

Texas Executes Garcia White for 1989 Murders of Twin Girls and Mother

Oklahoma Executes Emmanuel Littlejohn Despite Clemency Board's Recommendation

Taiwan Court Upholds Death Penalty for Exceptional Cases

South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Execution of Freddie Owens

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

South Carolina Inmate's Execution Method Chosen by Lawyer

South Carolina Prepares for First Execution in Over a Decade

South Carolina Schedules First Execution in Over 13 Years

Florida Schedules Execution for 1994 Murderer Loran Cole

Supreme Court Grants Texas Inmate Last-Minute Stay of Execution

Philadelphia DA Faces Backlash for Rejecting Death Penalty in Officer's Murder Case

Missouri Executes David Hosier for 2009 Double Murder

Judge Denies Richard Allen Davis's Request to Overturn Death Sentence

Oklahoma Conducts First Execution of 2024 Amid Controversy

Zimbabwe Moves to Abolish Death Penalty Amid Mixed Reactions

Missouri Corrections Officers Urge Governor to Grant Clemency to 'Model Inmate' Brian Dorsey

Florida Man Could Face Death Penalty for Child Sexual Assault Under New Law

Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For Suspect in Murders of 4 University of Idaho Students