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Texas Executes Matthew Lee Johnson for 2012 Murder of Elderly Clerk

Johnson, who admitted to setting Nancy Harris on fire during a robbery, was put to death by lethal injection exactly 13 years after the attack.

Indiana Executes Benjamin Ritchie for 2000 Police Officer Murder

South Carolina Firing Squad Execution Deemed Botched After Autopsy Findings

Federal Prosecutors Pursue Death Penalty for Inmate Accused of Cellmate Murder

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, Known for Death Penalty Moratorium and Corruption Conviction, Dies at 91

Jeffrey Hutchinson Executed for 1998 Murders Following Denied Appeals

Pam Bondi's Fentanyl Claims Face Backlash Over Implausible Figures

Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty as DOJ Pursues Rare Federal Death Penalty

Texas Executes Moises Mendoza for 2004 Murder of Rachelle Tolleson

Louisiana Indicts Thomas Sanders for Death Penalty Despite Biden’s Clemency

Luigi Mangione's Defense Seeks to Block Death Penalty in CEO Murder Case

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

South Carolina Prepares for Second Firing Squad Execution of 2025

Judge Weighs Key Evidence in Bryan Kohberger Murder Trial

South Carolina Supreme Court Clears Path for Firing Squad Execution of Mikal Mahdi

Global Executions Hit Decade-High in 2024, Driven by Middle East Nations

U.S. Justice Department Confirms Death Penalty Pursuit for Luigi Mangione

Federal Prosecutors Directed to Seek Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione in CEO Assassination Case

Supreme Court Declines Lance Shockley Appeal, Leaving Circuit Split Unresolved

Florida Death Row Inmate Seeks Stay of Execution Over Health Risks