Singapore executes man for helping buy 2 pounds of cannabis
HONG KONG — Singapore executed a man accused of coordinating cannabis deliveries on Wednesday. Despite lenient pleas from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was sentenced to death in 2018 for facilitating the trafficking of 2.2 pounds of cannabis. Under Singapore law, trafficking more than […]
Texas executes inmate Arthur Brown Jr. for killing 4 during drug robbery
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The state of Texas has executed an inmate convicted of the drug-related murders of four people, including a woman who was nine months pregnant, more than 30 years ago. Arthur Brown Jr.the 52-year-old claimed he was innocent before being given a lethal injection Thursday night at Huntsville State Penitentiary. Convicted of murder. […]
Texas executes man who killed three teens in their sleep
On Wednesday, Texas executed a man convicted of murdering three teenagers in their sleep in 1998. John Valentine, 54, was convicted of the murder of Edward Mark Keillor, 17. Kai Brook Geyer, 15 years old. In January 1998, Valentin was 28 years old when Stephen Watson, 15, died at his home in Amarillo, Texas. “Yes, […]
Missouri executes man convicted of killing girlfriend and 3 kids
Missouri has executed a man convicted of murdering his girlfriend and three children after a last-minute appeal to the Supreme Court. Leonard Taylor, 58, was convicted of the murders of Angela Law and her three daughters, Alexus Conley, 10. AcQreya Conley, 6 years old. Her Tyrese Conley, 5, at his home in Jennings, Missouri, November […]
