Missouri’s Supreme Court, governor reject calls to stop execution of man convicted for 1998 murder
The Missouri Supreme Court and the state's Republican governor, Mike Parson, on Monday separately rejected requests by inmates to avoid their scheduled executions. Marcellus Williams, 55, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Tuesday in connection with the murder of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former newspaper reporter who was […]
Missouri Supreme Court, Gov. Mike Parson refuses to halt execution of Marcellus Williams, convicted in 1998 killing
The execution of a Missouri man convicted of killing a social worker in 1998 is set to go ahead as scheduled on Tuesday after the state Supreme Court and governor rejected repeated requests to halt the execution. Marcellus Williams, 55, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the stabbing […]
Final meal of SC inmate in state’s first execution in 13 years revealed
He enjoyed his last meal immensely. A South Carolina inmate who died by lethal injection on Friday ate a hearty multi-course meal before the state's first execution in 13 years. Freddie Owens, 46, killed Greenville convenience store clerk Eileen Graves after he failed to open the safe during a botched robbery in 1997. During his […]
South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
South Carolina executed death row inmate Freddie Owens on Friday, unintentionally resuming a 13-year hiatus after prison officials were unable to obtain the drugs needed to administer the lethal injection. Owens was convicted in 1997 of killing a Greenville convenience store clerk during a robbery. During the trial, Owens murdered a county jail inmate. His […]
‘He didn’t do it’: days before execution in South Carolina, key witness says he lied | South Carolina
Two days before South Carolina is scheduled to execute a death row inmate, a key witness for the prosecution came forward to argue that the defendant lied at trial and that the state is trying to execute an innocent man. Khalil Devine Black Sun Allah, 46, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on […]
Bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers demand convicted killer’s execution be halted
A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers on Tuesday called on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's Board of Pardons and Paroles to halt the execution of a man convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2002. Robert Roberson is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Oct. 17. Prosecutors have argued that his […]
Indiana Supreme Court sets date for first state execution in 15 years
The Indiana Supreme Court has set an execution date for the state for the first time in 15 years. The judge on Wednesday ordered Joseph Corcoran executed before sunrise on Dec. 18. WXIN-TV reported. Indiana's last execution was in 2009, when Matthew Wrinkles was executed for the murders of his wife, her brother and sister-in-law, […]
South Carolina inmate lets lawyer choose lethal injection for execution after he was forced to pick method
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Alabama sets execution date for convicted ax murderer Derrick Dearman
A convicted murderer who killed five people with an axe will be executed by lethal injection in Alabama, the state's governor announced Tuesday, making him the fifth inmate to be executed in the state this year. Derrick Dearman, 35, was convicted of killing five friends and family members of his then-girlfriend, including a pregnant woman […]
South Carolina death row inmate wants to delay execution, says co-defendant lied about not having plea deal
A South Carolina death row inmate scheduled for execution later this month is asking the state Supreme Court to delay the execution so his defense can argue that a co-defendant who testified against him lied about there being no plea deal in exchange for his testimony. Freddie Eugene Owens, 46, is scheduled to be executed […]