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Army sets date for Fort Hood mass shooter to face firing squad

  • 1 day ago
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Army to execute Fort Hood mass shooter by firing squad

  • 1 day ago

Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after botched execution: attorneys

  • Oct 2
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The drug used in Tennessee's failed execution has come under past scrutiny

  • Oct 1

Christa Gail Pike survives botched execution in Tennessee

  • Oct 1

Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

  • Sep 29

Wesley Shermantine of 'Speed Freak Killers' dies in prison: officials

  • Sep 19

Texas executes a man for a triple murder in 2005

  • Sep 17

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Wesley Shermantine of 'Speed Freak Killers' dies in prison: officials

  • Sep 19
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DA to pursue death penalty for Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect

  • Jun 4, 2025
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Santa Clara Co. court denies resentencing of 1988 mass shooter

  • Mar 22, 2025
2:18

Hearing for South Bay murder convict's resentencing continued to March

  • Dec 7, 2024
2:04

1988 Sunnyvale murder convict could be resentenced to life in prison

  • Dec 6, 2024
0:57

1988 Sunnyvale murder convict could be resentenced to life in prison

  • Dec 6, 2024
0:57

Alameda Co. DA to decide if overturned death penalty case from 1986 will be retried in court

  • Aug 8, 2024
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Resentencing in 3 death penalty cases after Alameda Co. review of prosecutor misconduct

  • Jul 17, 2024

Latest Videos

0:46

Wesley Shermantine of 'Speed Freak Killers' dies in prison: officials

  • Sep 19
0:32

DA to pursue death penalty for Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect

  • Jun 4, 2025
2:36

Santa Clara Co. court denies resentencing of 1988 mass shooter

  • Mar 22, 2025
2:18

Hearing for South Bay murder convict's resentencing continued to March

  • Dec 7, 2024
2:04

1988 Sunnyvale murder convict could be resentenced to life in prison

  • Dec 6, 2024
0:57

1988 Sunnyvale murder convict could be resentenced to life in prison

  • Dec 6, 2024
0:57

Alameda Co. DA to decide if overturned death penalty case from 1986 will be retried in court

  • Aug 8, 2024
1:00

Resentencing in 3 death penalty cases after Alameda Co. review of prosecutor misconduct

  • Jul 17, 2024

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In Florida's 15th execution this year, man put to death for killing linked to 'Hog Trail Murders'

A Florida man convicted in one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the "Hog Trail Murders" in the 1990s was put to death Thursday, becoming the state's 15th person executed this year.

  • Sep 11

Celeste Rivas Hernandez's family files wrongful death lawsuit against singer D4vd in teen's killing

The civil lawsuit planned by the family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez against the singer D4vd has been filed, accepted and stamped by the court.

  • Sep 11

Family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez calls for D4vd to face death penalty in teen's killing

The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez is now publicly calling for her accused killer, the singer known as D4vd, to face the death penalty.

  • Sep 8

Murdaugh murder retrial: Death penalty on table, prosecutors say

Prosecutors may pursue the death penalty in the retrial of Alex Murdaugh, according to the South Carolina Attorney General.

  • May 16
University of South Florida Police Department/WFTS

Prosecutors seek death penalty for man accused of killing 2 South Florida students from Bangladesh

Prosecutors say they're seeking the death penalty for a man accused of killing two University of South Florida students from Bangladesh.

  • May 8