First woman to be executed in US state in 200 years could choose brutal alternative to lethal injection

Christa Gail Pike was convicted of murdering her classmate, Colleen Slemmer, three decades ago and has had her execution date ...
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South Carolina Supreme Court Issues 7th Death Warrant After Resuming Executions One Year Ago

South Carolina’s Supreme Court issued a death warrant Friday for a convicted killer who taunted police by writing “catch me ...

Indiana has executed 11 Evansville-area men. That will soon grow to 12

EVANSVILLE – Of the 96 convicted killers executed through the Indiana death penalty since 1897, 11 have had ties to Southern Indiana. And on Oct. 10, that number will grow to 12.

Roy Lee Ward executed in Michigan City

At 12:01 a.m. CDT, the time proscribed by court order to begin the execution of Roy Lee Ward, a small crowd gathered in the ...

Potential challenges lie ahead for ‘Iryna’s Law’ in North Carolina

A controversial tough-on-crime bill in North Carolina could face an uphill battle despite getting the governor’s seal of approval.

Arizona man executed for 1993 killings of 4 members of a family in Phoenix

An Arizona man has been executed in the revenge killing of four members of a family in Phoenix over 30 years ago ...

As India Sticks To Death By Hanging, A Look At Execution Methods Across The World

The Supreme Court is listening to a proposal to give convicts on death row an option of choosing lethal injection as an alternative to death by hanging as a mode of execution.