The U.S. carried out 47 executions in 2025—the highest total in years—despite falling public support, fewer death sentences, ...

On Jan, 17, 1977, nation watched capital punishment drama as Gilmore, convicted for pair of homicides, was put to death.

Four executions have been set this year by the Tennessee Supreme Court, which includes the only woman on the state’s death ...

Several appeals in some of Texas’ highest-profile capital punishment cases are set for 2026 as the state continues to maintain a historically low number of executions.

Robert Roberson, Brittany Holberg, and David Wood have upcoming appeals or overturned convictions under review in Texas in ...

Elwood Jones was behind bars for almost 30 years after being convicted of the 1994 murder of Rhoda Nathan at the Embassy ...

On Jan. 17, 2006, California carried out what would turn out to be the last execution in the Golden State in the next two ...

Iranian authorities are stepping up their brutal crackdown on the population with arrested protesters facing the death ...

Kendrick Antonio Simpson faces execution Feb. 12 for fatally shooting two men in a 2006 drive-by shooting after a ...

Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 torture and killing of Colleen Slemmer, a fellow student at a Knoxville job program ...

What started as one letter led to years of correspondence between Edna Martin and her cousin, infamous serial killer Ted Bundy, who confessed to killing more than 30 young women during the 70s ...

It was the second time Missouri officials had denied someone their spiritual adviser in their dying moments. Yet, the state ...