HUNTSVILLE, Texas—A man who became known as Houston’s “Tourniquet Killer” because of his signature murder technique on four female victims more than two decades ago is...
ATMORE, Ala. — A convicted cop killer who sued Alabama over its lethal injection method was put to death Thursday night, but not before he cursed...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama death row inmate won a last-minute reprieve Thursday just hours before he was set to receive a lethal injection. A federal...
KUWAIT CITY –Kuwait hanged seven prisoners in a mass execution on Wednesday, including a royal family member and a woman convicted of killing 58 women and...
Embed from Getty Images MANILA—Indonesian president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Monday that Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has given approval to the execution of Filipina death-row...
BEIJING — China executed 13 people on Monday over terrorism and violent crimes in the far western region of Xinjiang, state media said, as the government...
OKLAHOMA CITY – An attorney for the Oklahoma inmate who died after a botched execution last week says he is seeking a second independent autopsy....
HOUSTON -Two days before Texas is set to execute its first inmate with a new batch of drugs, the state prison agency remained determined...
BONNE TERRE, Mo. – A death-row inmate convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 17-year-old girl in suburban St. Louis was executed early Wednesday in Missouri,...