Texas executes 41-year-old Ramiro Gonzales for 2001 murder, rape
Texas death row inmate Ramiro Gonzalez was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the 2001 murder and rape of a teenage girl, despite multiple appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. Gonzalez was injected with a chemical agent at the state prison in Huntsville and pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. Deadly Shot Bridget Townsend, an […]
Oklahoma executes double murderer Michael Dewayne Smith by lethal injection
The state of Oklahoma executed Michael Dwayne Smith by lethal injection after denying the double murderer the right to tell authorities his last words: “No, I’m fine.” Smith, 41, was pronounced dead by prison staff at 10:19 a.m. Thursday after receiving a lethal injection inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Although the killer claimed he did […]
Georgia executes man for 1993 murder in first execution since before the pandemic
Georgia executed a prisoner for the first time since January 2020 on Wednesday night, after the Supreme Court ruled out a delay earlier in the day. Willie James Pye, a death row inmate, was executed at 11:03 p.m. Wednesday for the 1993 murder of his ex-girlfriend Alicia Lynn Yarbrough, according to the Georgia Department of […]
Alabama executes Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas
An Alabama death row inmate was executed Thursday night, marking the first time in the United States to be executed by nitrogen gas, authorities confirmed. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, died at Holman Prison in Atmore after the Supreme Court refused to block experimental executions. Smith was forced to inhale toxic gas through a mask, depriving […]
U.S. Executes Retaliatory Airstrikes Against Iran-Supported Militias In Iraq
This photo taken on July 8, 2021, shows a view of Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts US troops in Iraq, in western Anbar province, a day after 14 rockets were fired at the base. It shows. – On July 7, the coalition announced that 14 rockets were fired at an air base housing U.S. […]