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Tennessee Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Couple Charged with Woman’s ‘Especially Heinous’ Kidnapping, Torture, Rape, and Murder

Jerry LambeJan 11th
Stepdaughter Watches as Stepfather Who ‘Sexually Assaulted Her Three Times in Front of Her Dying Mother’ Is Put to Death

Aaron KellerNov 18th
Conservative Justices Question Religious Sincerity of Death Row Inmate Who Wants Pastor to Lay Hands on Him at Execution, Warn of Slippery Slope

Colin KalmbacherNov 9th
Nikolas Cruz Reportedly Seeks to Resurrect Plea Talks, But Jurors Will Likely Still Decide His Punishment in Parkland Shooting

Colin KalmbacherOct 14th
Alabama Man Who Murdered Pregnant Wife in Third Trimester and 3 Young Children Is Sentenced to Death

Jerry LambeOct 14th
Justice Barrett Questions Biden Admin’s ‘Endgame’ in Arguing for Reinstatement of Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence

Elura NanosOct 13th
Texas Court Recommends New Trial for Jewish Death Row Inmate Whose First Trial Was Overseen by ‘Anti-Semitic’ Judge

Colin KalmbacherOct 12th
Death Penalty Upheld for Ohio Man Who Murdered Cousin and Child, Parents

Marisa SarnoffOct 7th
Justice Breyer Calls for Court to Review Death Penalty Jurisprudence as Oldest Man on Texas Death Row Fails to Have His Case Heard

Colin KalmbacherOct 4th
D.A. Seeks Death Penalty Against Mom Who Allegedly Murdered Kids, Called 911, and Waited for Cops While Covered in Blood

Jerry LambeSep 23rd
Supreme Court Grants Texas Inmate Last-Minute Stay of Execution, Orders Arguments Over Role of Spiritual Advisors in Death Chamber

Elura NanosSep 9th
In Emergency Petition, Baptist on Death Row in Texas Asks SCOTUS to Let Pastor ‘Lay Hands Upon Him’ at Moment of Execution

Colin KalmbacherSep 7th
Texas Inmate Wants Baptist Pastor to ‘Lay Hands Upon Him’ at Moment of Execution. The Fight May End Up at SCOTUS

Elura NanosAug 31st
Oklahoma Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty Against Man Who Allegedly Murdered Brother and 5 Children

Alberto LuperonAug 27th
Sharply Divided Federal Appeals Court Upholds Death Sentence Over 1985 Murder, Finding Convicted Killer Is Not ‘Intellectually Disabled’

Elura NanosAug 23rd
Judge Seals Fate of Oklahoma Serial Killer After Jury Recommended Death Penalty in Slaying of Teen

Adam KlasfeldAug 19th
Sotomayor Dissents in Death Penalty Case, Calls Out Kavanaugh and Conservative Justices for Turning ‘This Court’s Words’ into an ‘Empty Gesture’

Colin KalmbacherMay 24th
Justice Sotomayor Says Grisly Detail About Pencil Being Jammed into a Prison Guard’s Eye Was ‘Irrelevant’ to Death Penalty Case

Colin KalmbacherMay 17th
Accused Atlanta-Area Spa Murderer Should Get Death Penalty for Hate Crimes and ‘Domestic Terrorism’: Prosecutors

Adam KlasfeldMay 11th
Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh May Have Caused Alabama to Rethink Its Death Penalty Protocol

Elura NanosFeb 26th