Davion Murphy takes his seat during the penalty phase of his murder trial this week in Tampa. Murphy and his cousin, Rashad ...

The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli ...

Edward Busby Jr. was pronounced dead hours after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a stay over his disabilities claims.

Raymond Johnson’s execution in Oklahoma is the first of five executions scheduled across the country over eight days.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a stay of execution for Texas death row inmate Edward Busby on Thursday, clearing the way ...

Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas’ position as the nation's leader in capital ...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s prison system has nearly completed execution chamber upgrades to carry out the death penalty by firing squad as the state’s lead method and will have a team of riflemen ready to ...

The Florida execution of James Hitchcock for the 1976 rape and murder of 13-year-old Cynthia Driggers was carried out April 30, 2026.

For years, county, state and federal courts have ruled that neither Broadnax’s transformation, nor his claims of an unfair ...

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Idaho will implement a firing squad as its primary execution method on July 1. IDOC could enlist outside law enforcement on the rifles after exploring a remote system. Chamber renovation costs still ...

James Hitchcock has lived under a death sentence for nearly half a century. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to stay his execution. James Hitchcock appears in Florida prison mug shots ...