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'Unlike past prosecutors': Murder defendant will get 'fair trial' after SCOTUS tosses conviction due to government misconduct, state AG says

David HarrisJun 9th
Woman who killed pregnant victim she met on Facebook, cut fetus from womb, 'claimed' child as her own to face death penalty trial after double jeopardy appeal rejected

Jerry LambeMay 12th
Man who repeatedly referred to fiancee's toddler as 'it' when questioned about her abuse facing death penalty along with victim's mother

Jerry LambeApr 21st
'This little b—- stole my ring': Couple ate Popeyes, played mini golf after suffocating teen with billiard ball, chopping body up, cops say

David HarrisApr 7th
'Denied': Clarence Thomas puts final nail in coffin of death row inmate who murdered 8-year-old girl and her grandma

Jerry LambeMar 20th
'Stretches the law at every turn': Thomas scolds justices for 'incoherent' decision to grant death row inmate a new trial

Elura NanosFeb 25th
'Let's get this over with': Quadruple murderer was ready for his execution after Ben & Jerry's last meal

Jamie FreveleDec 18th
'You will always be a waste of human life': Man who executed 5 people at bank for no apparent reason receives same fate as his victims

David HarrisDec 16th
Convicted cannibal serial killer sentenced to death for dismembering victims for 'sacrifices'

Jamie FreveleDec 5th
Bryan Kohberger not likely to be able to avoid the death penalty if convicted of Idaho student murders

Matthew T. ManginoDec 3rd
Thomas and Gorsuch signal willingness to rethink SCOTUS rulings about executing low-IQ inmates

Elura NanosNov 4th
Supreme Court may be headed for deadlock in case of Oklahoma death row inmate

Elura NanosOct 10th
Son who murdered U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dad, showed off head on YouTube, and rambled about 'trying to perform a citizen's arrest' may face death penalty: DA

Matt NahamOct 7th
'My king will kill all of you': Woman accused of luring deputies to home in fatal ambush faces possible death sentence

Marisa SarnoffOct 2nd
'Cowardly' father admits lining up 3 young sons, shooting them with rifle after prosecutors pursued death penalty for 'monstrous' murders

Matt NahamAug 2nd
Prosecutors will seek death penalty for dad and stepmom accused of 'calculated and systematic' torture and abuse that killed 12-year-old girl

Jerry LambeJul 27th