Demond-Depree Bluntson, convicted of killing his two children in a Laredo hotel, was sentenced to life without parole after ...

An Arizona man accused of crucifying a pastor requested the death penalty, saying he wants the case to end quickly and has never claimed to be innocent.

Kay Ivey this week was one execution away from setting a record among Alabama governors in the modern era of the death penalty.

Cedric Ricks was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the murder of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her 8-year-old ...

In theory, the death penalty is reserved for “the worst of the worst.” In practice, it is very different. People who are ...

Texas death row inmate Cedric Ricks, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her 8-year-old son, apologized to a surviving victim before execution.

Attorneys for the death row inmate have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution. If a stay is not granted, Ricks will be the second man executed in Texas this year.

Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Sonny Burton, who was set to be executed this week for a murder in which he didn't pull the trigger.

This was about justice for Danny. We didn't win anything tonight — we basically lost another life. But we did win justice.' - ...

RAIFORD, Fla. – A man convicted of killing a police officer 35 years ago was executed Tuesday, making him Florida’s third execution of the year. Billy Leon Kearse was 18 years old when he shot a ...

A witness confession forced investigators to reopen a decades-old murder case in Will Trent season 4 episode 9, just hours before George Long’s scheduled execution. The ABC procedural began with a ...