The last man put to death in the state of Iowa has a story that will never be forgotten in the state's history.

Convicted felon Marion “Suge” Knight Jr., 59, has fired the latest shot at Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus Jr., 53, in their dispute over the legendary Death ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Justice Lawrence Larkins Koontz, Jr., 85, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, has died.

Robert Aaron Long faces the death penalty in Fulton County for the killing of four people at metro Atlanta spas.

An undocumented Hungarian immigrant charged with the murder of two elderly gay men could be the first person to receive a ...

The Alabama AG has staunchly opposed a new trial for a man who deserves a new trial, according to a chorus of respected ...

Kenya has asked Vietnam to halt the execution of Margaret Nduta Macharia, a Kenyan woman sentenced to death for drug ...

If Gov. Sarah Sanders signs into law HB 1489, Arkansas executions could begin again. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Wardlaw ...

The HC today (16 March) upheld the trial court's verdict in the Abrar Fahad murder case, sentencing 20 people to death and five others to life imprisonment ...

Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still ...

The debate over the death penalty has intensified in Pennsylvania, with House Bill 888 now seeking to eliminate capital ...

Bryan Kohberger’s defense team is employing a legal argument used successfully in another high-profile Idaho murder case in ...