Four men are set for execution this week. It's the busiest death penalty month since 2011.

Victims of the inmates include a family of four, a college student kidnapped from her bedroom, and a state trooper who was ...

8 executions in October: Why the death penalty is being used more in the US this year

The U.S. has seen 35 executions so far in 2025, with seven more scheduled for later this month. This year's total already ...

Trump’s death penalty push gains traction in statehouses

State lawmakers have taken up President Trump’s aggressive push to expand the use of the death penalty, setting up legislative and legal battles that could make a wider range of crimes subject to ...

Prosecutors plan to 'dirty up' Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson to sway jury toward death penalty: fmr US atty

A former assistant U.S. attorney said that Utah prosecutors will try to 'dirty up' Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin Tyler ...

What prosecutors must prove to secure the death penalty in the Charlie Kirk case

Utah’s Supreme Court has analyzed the legal theory that prosecutors are using to seek capital punishment for the alleged ...
Yahoo

Death Penalty Cases require specialized defenses: Here’s what that means for Tyler Robinson

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah County prosecutors will seek the death penalty against 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who was charged Tuesday with the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The ...

Mangione’s lawyers seek dismissal of death penalty charges

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty, from a federal indic ...
The Baltimore Sun

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers want death penalty off the table in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s lawyers urged a judge on Saturday to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing that ...