DA Seeks Death Penalty For Homeless Man Accused Of Triple Murder Despite Governor’s Opposition To Executions: REPORT
A Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office plans to seek the death penalty for a homeless man accused of killing three family members after his first court appearance Wednesday, Bucks County Courier Times reported. Andre Gordon Jr. faced a potential death sentence in Pennsylvania for allegedly killing three family members during an alleged two-state crime spree March […]
Iran executions reach 8-year high in 2023, with more than half for drug-related crimes: Report
Iran executed 853 people in 2023, the highest number since 2015, according to a new report. report At Amnesty International. The surge in executions comes as Iran continues what Amnesty International calls its “war on drugs.” In 2023, more than half of the total number of executions (481) were for drug-related crimes. The mass introduction […]
Homeless man accused of killing 3 relatives in Pa. standoff will face death penalty — but governor won’t allow executions
The Pennsylvania district attorney who prosecuted a homeless man accused of killing three of his relatives last month announced after his first court appearance Wednesday that he would seek the death penalty for the suspect, who said all he could do was “pray to God.” did. Andre Gordon Jr. faces murder charges in the March […]
Opponents of AL’s nitrogen executions want nitrogen companies to withhold supply
In late January, Alabama became the first state to use nitrogen gas for executions, finding a new way to carry out executions after pharmaceutical companies refused to use their products for lethal injections. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was sentenced to death on January 25 for the 1988 murder of Elizabeth Sennett, 45. State prison officials […]
South Carolina wants to restart electric chair, firing squad executions
Lawyers for a group of South Carolina death row inmates who have exhausted their appeals have argued to the state Supreme Court that the state’s two forms of execution – the old electric chair and the new firing squad – are cruel and unusual forms of punishment. did. The state argues that “painless” death is […]
North Korea Held Public Executions of Coronavirus Quarantine Violators
South Korea's government-run think tank accused North Korea's communist regime of carrying out public executions of people suspected of violating the country's strict Wuhan coronavirus control protocols in a report released Wednesday. North Korea imposed perhaps the world's strictest coronavirus lockdown in 2020 after a new coronavirus outbreak in central Wuhan, China. Communist dictator Kim […]