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Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state’s death row for 1976 killing
Vietnam veteran Richard Gerald Jordan is set to be executed in Mississippi nearly 50 years after being sentenced to death.
Bryan Kohberger could escape death penalty because of leaked evidence aired during TV episode: fmr prosecutor
A former federal prosecutor said a media leak in the Bryan Kohberger murder case has the potential to take the death penalty ...
Harrisburg man facing death penalty in two killings tells judge he’ll represent himself at trial
A Harrisburg man potentially facing the death penalty just fired his public defender and told a judge he would represent ...
Rights groups urge Calif. governor to grant clemency to all on death row
More than 200 Civil rights groups urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to use his powers to commute California's more than 500 death ...
Vietnam to remove death penalty for embezzlement, sparing tycoon’s life
Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offences from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at ...
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What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas - Dallas News
As of June 19, 2025, there were 169 people on death row in Texas. Four of them are women, including Melissa Lucio, who was convicted in 2008 of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death.
Man who admitted to killing Sacramento police officer in 2019 receives death penalty sentence
Adel Ramos was given a death penalty sentence for the killing of Sacramento police officer Tara O'Sullivan in June 2019, the ...
Stoughton cop accused of killing Sandra Birchmore adds death penalty specialist to defense team
The federal case against a Stoughton cop accused of grooming, impregnating and then killing a Canton woman named Sandra ...