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After 11th-Hour Death Row Save, Inmate Found Unresponsive

Tremane Wood, 46, is recovering after medical scare in his cell

(Newser) - An Oklahoma inmate whose life was spared by the governor just moments before he was to receive a lethal injection on Thursday was later found unresponsive and rushed to receive medical attention, prison officials said. Wood was stable and alert Thursday evening, and prison officials don't suspect foul play....

Florida Executes Man Who Abducted, Killed Girl in 1979
Florida Executes Child's Killer
Nov 13, 2025 6:05 PM CST

Florida Executes Child's Killer

Rebecca Kunash was taken from her bedroom

(Newser) - A man convicted of the 1979 killing a 6-year-old girl who was abducted from her bedroom was put to death Thursday evening, Florida's record 16th execution of the year. Bryan Frederick Jennings, 66, was pronounced dead at 6:20pm following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke,...

South Carolina Court Rejects Death Row Inmate's Plea

Stephen Bryant is scheduled to die by firing squad Friday over triple homicide

(Newser) - South Carolina's highest court has refused to stop the execution of a man who killed three people over five days more than 20 years ago—while leaving taunting messages for police in the blood of one of his victims. Stephen Bryant, 44, is scheduled to die at 6pm Friday...

Inmate Declines to Choose Between the Chair, Injection

State will use lethal injection for December execution date unless he changes his mind

(Newser) - A Tennessee death row inmate has opted not to choose how he will die, leaving the state to default to lethal injection for his upcoming execution. Harold Wayne Nichols, convicted in 1990 for the 1988 rape and murder of Chattanooga State University student Karen Pulley, had the option to decide...

Ukraine Gives Russian Soldier Life for Executing POW

It's the first such conviction since the war began

(Newser) - A Ukrainian court has handed a life sentence to Russian soldier Dmitriy Kurashov for the execution-style killing of a prisoner of war, marking the first conviction of its kind since the conflict began. Kurashov, 27, was found guilty in Zaporizhzhia of shooting a surrendered, unarmed Ukrainian soldier during a January...

Child Bride Will Be Executed Unless She Can Raise $100K

Convicted of killing her husband, Goli Kouhkan's fate hinges on 'blood money'

(Newser) - A former child bride allegedly involved in the killing of her abusive husband faces execution in Iran unless she can raise about $100,000 in "blood money" by December. Goli Kouhkan, a 25-year-old member of the marginalized Baluch minority, has spent seven years on death row in Gorgan central...

Florida Executes Man Who Raped, Killed Neighbor

Norman Grim is 15th inmate the state has executed this year, almost double previous record

(Newser) - A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening in a record 15th execution in Florida this year. Norman Mearle Grim Jr. , 65, was pronounced dead following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was convicted of sexual...

Alabama Executes Man, 54, for 1993 Killing

Anthony Boyd's lawyers asked a judge to allow time for more scrutiny of the use of nitrogen gas

(Newser) - An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday. Anthony Boyd, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:33pm at William C. Holman Correctional Facility, authorities said. The execution was carried out by nitrogen gas,...

Palestinian Bodies Returned by Israel Show Signs of Torture: Doctors

Bodies returned without names as families asked to help ID

(Newser) - Doctors in Gaza say nearly all of the 90 bodies of Palestinians returned to Gaza by Israel as part of the ceasefire deal have evidence of torture and execution, the Guardian reports. The bodies, which arrived at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis via the International Committee of the Red Cross,...

After 3 Decades on Death Row, Miss. Executes Student's Killer

Kristy Ray, 20, was abducted, raped, and killed in 1993

(Newser) - A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping, and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday after spending more than 30 years on death row. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15pm following an injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, the AP reports....

Missouri Executes Man for 2005 Killing of State Trooper

Lance Shockley long maintained his innocence

(Newser) - A Missouri man who long maintained his innocence was executed Tuesday for the fatal shooting of a state trooper more than 20 years ago. Lance Shockley, 48, was pronounced dead at 6:13pm following a lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre, the AP reports. Shockley was convicted...

Florida Executes 14th Inmate of the Year
Florida Executes
72-Year-Old Inmate
Oct 14, 2025 5:56 PM CDT

Florida Executes 72-Year-Old Inmate

State's top court says elderly are not exempt from death penalty

(Newser) - A man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a rural pond in 1996 was put to death Tuesday evening in a record 14th execution this year in Florida. Samuel Lee Smithers, 72, was pronounced dead at 6:15pm following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison...

Court in Texas Blocks 'Shaken Baby' Execution

Judges send Robert Roberson's case back to trial court for review

(Newser) - The nation's first execution over "shaken baby syndrome" won't take place next week after all. Texas' highest criminal court on Thursday granted an emergency stay in the case of 58-year-old Robert Roberson, reports NBC News . Roberson was set to be executed on Oct. 16 for the...

Podcast Stirs Up Even More Controversy in 'Shaken Baby' Execution

Judge's actions raise questions as Robert Roberson's execution date approaches

(Newser) - With just days before his scheduled execution , lawyers for Robert Roberson are urging Texas courts to reconsider his case, citing new evidence of judicial misconduct uncovered in a true-crime podcast that questions the fairness of his original trial. Roberson, 58, faces lethal injection for the 2002 death of his...

Tenn. Sets Execution Date for Its Only Death-Row Female

Christa Pike is scheduled to die on Sept. 26, 2026

(Newser) - The Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday set execution dates for four people, including the only woman in the state on death row. Christa Pike received a death sentence at age 18 for the 1995 torture slaying of Colleen Slemmer, who was a fellow Knoxville Job Corps student. The Tennessean reports...

Florida Carries Out 13th Execution of the Year

Victor Tony Jones killed married couple during robbery

(Newser) - A man convicted of killing a married couple during a robbery in South Florida in 1990 was put to death Tuesday in a record 13th execution this year in the state. Victor Tony Jones, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:13pm following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near...

Alabama, Texas Carry Out Executions
Alabama, Texas
Put 2 Men to Death
Sep 26, 2025 12:00 AM CDT

Alabama, Texas Put 2 Men to Death

In Alabama case, son of victim had pleaded for killer's life to be spared

(Newser) - Two executions took place Thursday night, the 32nd and 33rd in the US this year:
  • An Alabama man convicted of killing a woman during a 1997 gas station robbery was put to death Thursday after apologizing to his victim's family and pleas from the woman's son to spare
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Florida Executes Man Who Killed Wife's Sister, Parents

David Pittman's execution was state's record 12th of the year, with 2 more scheduled

(Newser) - A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife's sister and parents and setting their house on fire was put to death Wednesday in what was a record 12th execution in the state this year. David Pittman, 63, was pronounced dead at 6:12pm ET following an injection at...

Death Row Inmate Has Bizarre Take on Execution

Judge overrules Steven Bixby, who believes only treason is punishable by death

(Newser) - A South Carolina judge has ruled that Steven Bixby, a death row inmate convicted of killing two law enforcement officers in 2003, is mentally fit to be executed, despite his unconventional legal and religious beliefs. Judge R. Scott Sprouse's decision opens the way for Bixby, 58, to receive...

State May Be First to Mainly Use Firing Squads in Executions

Idaho is aiming for this method, using remote-control system

(Newser) - Idaho is preparing to make firing squads its main execution method, a first for any US state, as it works to build a new death chamber south of Boise, to be ready by next summer. Under a new state law, firing squad executions will take priority starting in July...

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