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Idaho delays execution of serial killer after failed lethal injection attempts
Idaho on Wednesday delayed the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S., after a failed attempt at lethal injection.
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Idaho set to execute a death row inmate after nearly half a century behind bars
For nearly 50 years, Idaho’s prison staffers have been serving Thomas Eugene Creech three meals a day, checking on him during rounds and taking him to medical appointments. On Wednesday, some of the state’s prison staffers will likely be asked to kill him.
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‘Too late to pull them back': Fuller picture of Trump's federal executions revealed
Fresh details have emerged about the 13 federal executions that were carried out in the final six months of Donald Trump’s presidency.
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Alabama wants to try executing prisoner by making them breathe pure nitrogen
Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen.
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Arizona death row inmate wrongfully convicted walks free after 29 years in prison
The man had spent 29 years behind bars for murder, child abuse and sexual assault convictions in the death of his girlfriend’s daughter.
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Missouri man faces execution for killing 2 jailers in failed bid to help inmate escape
A man who shot and killed two Missouri jailers almost 23 years ago during a failed bid to help an inmate escape is set to be executed. Forty-two-year-old Michael Tisius is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening at the state prison in Bonne Terre.
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Alabama Is Pausing Executions After 3rd Failed Lethal Injection
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is seeking a pause in executions and ordering a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection.
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Texas Executes Man for Killing Ex-Girlfriend and Her 7-Year-Old Son
Stephen Barbee, 55, was executed Wednesday at the state penitentiary in Huntsville.
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Texas Executes Man Who Killed His Mother and Buried Her Body in Her Backyard
A Texas inmate whose lawyers say has a history of mental illness faces execution on Wednesday for killing his mother and burying her body in her backyard nearly 20 years ago.