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Alabama inmate executed for brutal rape, murder of girlfriend’s cousin

The Alabama death row inmate was executed Thursday after being convicted of sexual assault in 2010 and fatal stab wounds of his 44-year-old Chilton County mother, Tracy Lynn Willemon. According to a statement from Gov. Kay Ivy, 55, James Osgood was declared dead at 6:35pm on Thursday after receiving a fatal injection at 6:35pm on […]

Second South Carolina inmate, Mikal Mahdi, chooses execution by firing squad

South Carolina's second death row inmate chose to execute by firing the squad. Mikal Mahdi, 41, will die on April 11 after pleading guilty to the murder of a police officer in 2004. “Faced with wild bars and inhumane choices, Mikal Mahdi chose to have fewer three evils,” one of his lawyers, David Weiss, said […]

Inmate speaks out after attack on wife-killer Scott Peterson

The prisoner who attacked his infamous wife, Killer Scott Peterson with a pickle ball spat in prison claims he “beating hell” from his fellow inmates, but they eventually fill in. The headless body of his pregnant wife was found in San Francisco Bay more than 20 years ago, Peterson hit Charles Mills during a game […]

Supreme Court won’t halt firing squad execution of South Carolina inmate

The Supreme Court denied the final ditch efforts of death row inmates to avoid executions Friday night, clearing the path of their first execution by firing squads in the United States in 15 years. Convicted in 2002 for murdering the parents of an ex-girlfriend, Brad Sigmon (67), chose the firing squad method in place of […]

Kim Kardashian sued over photo identifying man as Texas death row inmate

Kim Kardashian faces a lawsuit after posting a photo of New York resident Ivan Kantu, who mistakenly identifies him as a Texas death row inmate with the same name. On February 26, 2024, Kardashian posted a photo of the plaintiff on his Instagram story, writing on all caps that “The state will execute Ivan Cantu […]