Florida School Shooter Pleads Guilty As Court Decides Between Life Sentence Or Death Penalty
The Parkland mass shooting carried out by Nikolas Cruz on the tragic Valentine's Day three years ago is the deadliest high school shooting in US history.
Chinese Influencer Burned Alive On Livestream After Being Doused With Gasoline, Set On Fire By Ex
An abusive man will receive capital punishment over the gruesome murder of his ex-wife, a Tibetan social media star, who he doused with petrol and set alight during one of her live streams last year, a Chinese court ruled.
Missouri Executes Intellectually Disabled Black Man By Lethal Injection For Triple Murder Despite Senate, Papal Clamor
Ernest Lee Johnson, an intellectually disabled man who killed three people in 1994, has been executed via lethal injection on Tuesday after the Supreme Court refused to hear his case.
Mom Arrested Drenched In Blood After Murdering Her Own Queer, Trans Children May Face Death Penalty
Krisinda Ann Bright from Pennsylvania has pleaded not guilty to the murder of her children Jeffrey "JJ" Bright and Jasmine Cannady as the prosecutors seek the death penalty against her.
Holocaust Survivors Outraged As Arizona Reverts To Nazi-Era Gas Chamber For Death Row
The state of Arizona is moving to use hydrogen cyanide to execute inmates on U.S. soil, recently refurbishing its gas chamber, seven years after the death penalty was suspended in the Republican-controlled state.
Quintin Jones Becomes First Texas Inmate To Be Executed In 10 Months
Quintin Jones’ attorney filed a civil rights complaint against the board for allegedly playing the race card in its denial of Jones’ clemency petition.
Ohio Mother Who Strangled Her 4-Year-Old Daughter Faces Death Penalty
A mother accused of murdering her 4-year-old daughter received an upgraded indictment, and she could face death penalty.
Puerto Rican Boxer Accused Of Killing Girlfriend Surrenders To Authorities
Felix Verdejo could be meted the death penalty in connection with the death of his pregnant girlfriend, Keishla Rodriguez who went missing on Apr. 29, 2021.
Iranian Woman Still Hanged In Execution After Dying Of A Heart Attack
An Iranian woman who died of a heart attack shortly before her execution was still hanged in an effort to placate her victim’s mother. Zahra Ismaili was sentenced to death by hanging last week in Tehran’s Rajai Shahr Prison.
Former 38th Overall Pick In 2011 MLB Draft Gets Life Sentence Without Parole
Martin was conscious of his deeds at the time of the triple crimes as he dragged his dad’s corpse to the garage, ransacked the pockets of his victims, and discarded their phones to score out of the possibility of them being tracked down.
Pope Francis Calls For Death Penalty Abolition In Hopes It Will End Worldwide
The Pontiff asked those who are Catholic "to make a courageous and exemplary gesture."
Jodi Arias Trial Update: Media Wants More Camera Coverage Of Second-Penalty Phase
The trial of Jodi Arias has gained a notorious amount of media attention, and with the second penalty phase trail quickly approaching the media is once again set to broadcast the intimacies of the trial and jury decision.
Jodi Arias Trial Update: Convicted Murderer 'In Great Spirits' Despite Death Penalty Possibility
Despite facing the death penalty, convicted murderer Jodi Arias is said to be doing well even as the date of the second penalty phase trail approaches.
Jodi Arias Trial Update: Judge Sherry Stephens Denies Investigators Request To Return To Murder Scene
Due to a court minute entry, it was misreported that the judge had allowed an investigator to return to the crime scene, however the motion was denied.
Jodi Arias Trial Update: Convicted Murder No Longer Wants To Represent Herself; Looking For New Lawyers
In a new motion, filed on Wednesday, Arias stated that she would like to relinquish her right to represent herself in a court of law, "effective immediately upon filing."
Texas To Execute Mexican National Ramiro Hernández Despite Appeals From Foreign Affairs Ministry
Ramiro Hernández, a hired hand who killed the Baylor University professor who employed him and raped the professor's wife, is scheduled to be killed by the state of Texas on Wednesday evening.
Jodi Arias Update: New Trial To Begin In September For Possible Death Penalty
Jodi Arias' second trial phase has been scheduled to begin in September. Jury selection will begin on Sept. 8.
Jodi Arias Trial Update: How Much Is Her Trial Costing Arizona Taxpayers? A Whopping $2M That's Expected To Climb
Jodi Arias’ legal bills have topped over $2 million and that this surmounting bill will be paid by the taxpayers of Arizona. The legal bill is expected to continually rise while Arias, who is currently jailed, has a new penalty phase set for March.
Jodi Arias Retrial Update: Arias Selling ‘Free Jodi’ Wristbands To Pay For Appellate Costs
Convicted murderer Jodi Arias has begun to sell "Support Jodi" wristbands in order to pay for her appeals.
Jodi Arias Sentencing Hearing To Begin In February: 7 Things To Know About Saga
Jodi Arias' sentencing trail is said to begin in mid-February 2014.