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 ...

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.

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.' - ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Alabama Supreme Court has issued an order to carry out the sentence of death row inmate Charles Lee Burton. Burton was sentenced to death for the 1991 capital murder of ...

Two Tennessee Republican lawmakers have proposed a bill to allow the death penalty for women who have abortions. The bill would classify abortion as fetal homicide and remove current legal protections ...

President Donald Trump told the New York Post on Monday Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers could face the “most severe” consequences, including the death penalty, if she is not returned alive. President ...