The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a last-minute petition from Michael King, 54, who is scheduled to be executed Tuesday by lethal injection.

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

Cedric Ricks, 51, was executed on Wednesday in Texas after stabbing his girlfriend and her eight-year-old son to death in 2013 ...

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.

Trigger Warning: This article contains details of violence and death. Reader discretion is strongly advised. A Texas death row inmate, Cedric Ricks, used his final words to apologize to the victim’s ...

A North Texas man is facing execution for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago.

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.

A Wellington nurse was found dead, and her secret boyfriend, also a nurse, was arrested and charged with her murder.