| 单词 | put to death |
| 例句 | Insane individuals should be put in mental asylums, not put to death. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The only sure way to escape that fate was for the King to have Danaë instantly put to death—taking no chances, but seeing to it himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Thousands, believed to be working against God on behalf of the Devil, were put to death by drowning, hanging, or burning. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "You had the stonecutter put to death. And there is no one else skilled enough to mend it." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Of course it does, because in the next chapter, Verse Twelve, the penalty for disobedience of that Commandment reads: ‘He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z "Neither. These are gnats, not knights. I'd have them all put to death, only it's my name day. The tourney is done. Get them all out of my sight." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “He was put to death twelvefold by a jury of scythes, then revived each time. After the twelfth revival, he was on probation for a year.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Our slave foreparents would have been put to death for advocating so-called ‘integration’ with the white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He who buried him would be put to death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z By late afternoon, all the monkeys in Room H had been put to death. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The man was seized, the other robbers discovered, and all put to death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The family was arrested, the pagans in the cellar were taken captive, and the next day they were all put to death in the marketplace. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “He did. His ship Revenge captured the ship I was on, The Queen’s Pride, and we were all to be put to death.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They would not permit the tigers to be put to death! Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Around this time, in 1887, a New York murderer was put to death the old way—on the gallows. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Because if all they had said was true, then Mae, even if she were the crudest of murderers and deserved to be put to death—Mae Tuck would not be able to die. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the halt order, it’s estimated that as many as 100,000 children and adults were put to death. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t get where it says, He that stealeth a man and sells him, shall be put to death,” Cora said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “It will never happen. Yul-Bayur will stand trial, and if he is found guilty he will be put to death.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Father believed they should be treated harshly, put to death even, as an example. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She knew that if she was caught warning Captain Smith her father would have her put to death. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Antoninus had shamefully put to death that centurion’s brother, and he threatened the man every day, yet he kept him as a bodyguard. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Soon after the king was put to death, revolutionary France was at war with Great Britain, Holland, Spain, and Austria. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He wrote on February 21, 1894, “No one should be put to death no matter who it is, if it can be avoided, it is demoralizing to society to be barbarous.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Andrew Paul can’t remember, but he knows that was the day the first coffee table was put to death. Beer, breakups and babies: Six stories of the Ikea coffee-table phase of life 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Weekly blog post by Simone Wilson, in which she wrote, “Pacquiao told the National Conservative Examiner over the weekend that gay men should be ‘put to death’ for their sexual crimes.” HGTV: Winning the war for gay marriage 2012-05-17T16:00:00Z Last year, about half of the 25 executions nationwide took place in Texas, which has put to death eight people so far this year. All eyes on Texas governor as calls grow to halt execution 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.’” HGTV: Winning the war for gay marriage 2012-05-17T16:00:00Z You wanted more sheer vocal beauty during Billy’s aching final soliloquy, before he is put to death for killing Claggart by striking him during a stammering fit after being falsely accused of mutinous actions. Music Review: Britten’s ‘Billy Budd’ at the English National Opera 2012-06-25T22:16:47Z “Each and every emperor had people condemned and put to death. Even Augustus, who is the epitome of the good emperor, came to power in a really bloody way.” Bad reputation: British Museum takes new look at Rome’s Nero 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z The plot was discovered beforehand and the perpetrators were seized and later put to death. Kit Harington Isn’t Trying to Compete With ‘Game of Thrones’ 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z The second is the state of Texas, which leads the United States, and most of the world, in the number of people it puts to death. ‘Black-Eyed Susans’ is a masterful thriller that shouldn’t be missed 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z The last picture was Carlos Granados, who had been put to death just a week earlier. What it’s like to watch him die 2014-02-27T00:00:00Z Moments later, he became the eighth person Texas has put to death this year by lethal injection, and the five-hundred-and-fifty-third it has executed since Gregg v. “Dead Man Walking,” Revisited: A Prophetic Argument Against Capital Punishment 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z As for the Elders who gawped at Susanna bathing, then tried to blackmail her, they were put to death. Watching you 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z In the end, 91 people — at the time a substantial share of the population — were put to death by the state. A Deadly Storm, a Witch Hunt and a Village Without Men 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z They will be ritually put to death one second after the final note ends. The X Factor live blog: sixth live show 2012-11-10T19:43:58Z Mr. Baptist imagines the thoughts of a slave being put to death. 'The Half Has Never Been Told' Follows the Money of Slavery 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z “Being the mug you are, you will fall in love with her. The only problem is: She will most likely be put to death.” ‘Amnesia,’ Peter Carey’s New Novel 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Creon, the new and untested king, rules that Polyneices must rot where he fell and that anyone who breaks this law be put to death. Front-line nurses star in online staging of play ‘Antigone’ 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Davis was not the only U.S. inmate put to death Wednesday evening. Ga. executes Troy Davis despite protests 2011-09-22T11:28:00Z Lost her friend, the butcher’s son Mycah, who was put to death for dubious reasons. The horrors of ‘Game of Thrones,’ character by character 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Among the new crop, “Hated in the Nation” unveils what is literally a killer app that lets people choose the day’s most disliked individual— who will then be put to death. 'Black Mirror' reflects a high-tech world with wicked style 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Unlike the Wicked Witch’s comeback in the revisionist “Wicked,” most of Broadway’s Scottsboro boys languish in prison for years, and, while none of the actual prisoners were put to death, a few meet grim fates. Blackface and Bigotry, Finely Tuned 2010-10-15T16:57:00Z You miss the sly, sinuous process by which Antony descends from respectful to scornful iterations of the idea that Caesar was put to death for his “ambitious” spirit by the “honorable” Brutus. | 'Julius Caesar': Cry Havoc! The Blood Sport Called Politics 2011-07-31T22:23:03Z The family of George J. Stinney Jr., who was put to death at 14 for the murder of two white girls, is seeking exoneration in South Carolina, a state where racial matters still simmer. The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia 2014-01-23T16:19:39Z Is this a sign of protection from the gods, or will the twosome be put to death for expressing forbidden love? Cartoons, JFK’s Victory and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Only one of the convicted collaborators was Jewish: Ans van Dijk, who was put to death by firing squad in 1948 for betraying 145 Jews. Scholars Doubt New Theory on Anne Frank’s Betrayal 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z But on May 4, 1990, with Ms. Jacobs still in prison, Mr. Tafero was put to death in a Florida electric chair. Vows: Sunny Jacobs and Peter Pringle - Vows 2011-11-18T22:07:48Z After being convicted by all-white juries in three separate trials and having his final appeal rejected by the , he was put to death two minutes after midnight on May 8, 1951. Echoes of Willie McGee?s Execution, on NPR 2010-05-05T23:20:00Z The victory over Satan occurs on the cross where Jesus is put to death, and where death itself, the true enemy, was defeated with Jesus' resurrection from the dead. After-school 'Satan Club' takes new aim at archenemy: Christian clubs for kids 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z It moves on to a scene in which a woman, about to be put to death for supporting Sun Yat-sen’s rebels, is marched through the streets. | '1911': Jackie Chan Stars in ?1911,? a Chinese Epic ? Review 2011-10-06T23:57:35Z The stakes of Rome’s court politics ran far higher than ours, in that emperors served for life terms and could put to death those they deemed disloyal. Seneca Could Have Written the Anonymous Times Op-Ed About Trump 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z In Grant Allen’s “The Child of the Phalanstery” a utopian society of the far future requires that babies with physical defects be put to death. Michael Dirda on the evolution of science fiction 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Many more witches were put to death before the law against witchcraft in England was finally repealed in 1736. Blake Morrison: under the witches' spell 2012-07-20T21:55:10Z He was seeing people being put to death because of their faith. How William Byrd Influences Music, 400 Years After His Death 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Yet when Estrid asks for a volunteer to take a message before a giant battle, that man is ceremoniously put to death. Ritual love of “Vikings: Valhalla” 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Why was it reviled and quickly put to death while the West End production is so brilliant, popular and well-received? Theater Talkback: Answers to Your Questions About London 2010-08-04T16:29:00Z It called for Mr. Rushdie to be put to death for his supposedly blasphemous book “The Satanic Verses.” Padma Lakshmi Opens Up About Rushdie in Memoir 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Fourteen women, five men and two very bad dogs were put to death. Perspective | Trump says he’s the victim of a witch hunt. These politicians were treated worse. 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Renteria would be the eighth inmate in Texas to be put to death this year. Texas inmate faces execution for 2001 abduction and strangulation of 5-year-old girl 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Jedidiah Murphy was the sixth prisoner put to death in Texas this year. He was jailed 23 years ago for murder. The evidence pointed to his brother. A judge has now set him free 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Brewer would be the seventh inmate in Texas and the 21st in the U.S. put to death this year. Texas inmate who says death sentence based on false expert testimony faces execution 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Speer would be the seventh inmate in Texas and the 21st in the U.S. put to death this year. Texas inmate faces execution for killing prisoner. The victim’s sister asks that his life be spared 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z At the time of writing, 20 prisoners had been put to death in 2023, down from its modern-era peak in 1999 when there were 98 executions carried out by 20 states across the US. Death row: The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z The attorney general’s office has asked that another inmate, Kenneth Eugene Smith, be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia, a method the state has authorized but never used. Mid-November execution date set for Alabama inmate convicted of robbing, killing man in 1993 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Most recently Trump suggested that former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley deserves to be put to death. Judge grants gag order in Trump's 2020 election case 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The Texas man was put to death in the final hours of the 21st World Day Against the Death Penalty. On World Day Against the Death Penalty, Texas executes prisoner with history of mental illness 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z California hadn’t put to death more than one or two people in any single year since the early 1960s. Jedidiah Murphy and the evolving debate on mental illness and capital punishment 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Trump this weekend indicated military leaders who opposed his policies should be put to death and media that presented views he did not like are traitors and will be prosecuted. The real reason why Donald Trump wants Gen. Milley to be killed 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z A government source told AFP news agency that Ghazwan al-Zawbaee, held to be the IS mastermind behind the attack, was among those put to death. Three hanged for Iraq bombing that killed more than 300 people 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Jurors then heard testimony and arguments from both prosecutors and defense attorneys as to whether he deserved to be put to death for the killings. Pittsburgh jury condemns Tree of Life synagogue killer to death 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Though in recent decades the state has put to death more prisoners than any other, California — which has not carried out an execution in years — has the nation’s largest death row population. On World Day Against the Death Penalty, Texas executes prisoner with history of mental illness 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Nationally, it had reached a high point the year before, when federal data show 98 people were put to death. Jedidiah Murphy and the evolving debate on mental illness and capital punishment 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z The same federal jury that convicted the 50-year-old Bowers on 63 criminal counts recommended Wednesday that he be put to death for an attack whose impacts continue to reverberate nearly five years later. Pittsburgh synagogue gunman will be sentenced to death for the nation’s worst antisemitic attack 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z He would be the fifth person put to death in the state this year. Florida set to execute inmate James Phillip Barnes in nurse’s 1988 hammer killing 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Prosecutors have called for Bowers to be put to death, saying the attack was motivated by his hatred of Jews. Jury resumes deliberations over death penalty or life in prison for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z James Barber, 64, is scheduled to be put to death at a south Alabama prison. Alabama to carry out first lethal injection after review of execution procedures 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z James Barber, 64, is scheduled to be put to death Thursday evening at a south Alabama prison. Alabama to carry out first lethal injection after review of execution procedures 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Wang’s appeal was rejected by the court and she was taken to an execution ground and put to death. China executes kindergarten teacher who poisoned 25 of her students, killing 1 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The Death Penalty Information Center reports that about 150 such inmates have been put to death since the U.S. Florida set to execute inmate James Phillip Barnes in nurse’s 1988 hammer killing 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z But earlier this year, the Justice Department authorized the death penalty only for the case in Pittsburgh, where jurors will soon answer the weightiest of questions: Should Robert Bowers be put to death? 2 massacres, 2 different decisions: How does the DOJ decide who should face death? 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z During the final trial phase, the jury will hear victim impact statements and other evidence before deciding if Bowers should be put to death. Pittsburgh gunman found eligible for death penalty 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z And Joel Veldkamp, Head of International Communications Christian Solidarity International, comes on to discuss the horrific case of a young Christian who might be put to death for allegedly committing blasphemy. LISTEN: Billy Hallowell explores the fate of a Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The most recent was on Tuesday, when Michael Tisius was put to death for killing two jailers during a failed attempt to break another man out of jail. Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt August execution of man convicted of killing child 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Amber McLaughlin, 49, who killed a woman and dumped the body near the Mississippi River in St. Louis, was put to death in January. Missouri man executed for killing 2 jailers during failed bid to help inmate escape in 2000 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z He would be the third Missouri man, and the 12th nationally, put to death in 2023. Missouri man set for execution on ’emotional roller coaster,’ attorney says 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z In 1999, executions reached their highest annual number with 98 people put to death. Column: This California D.A. says the death penalty is possible in Davis stabbings 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The network is planning to operate a temporary outpost in Pittsburgh during the shooter’s trial, which will largely revolve around the question of whether he should be put to death. With Watchful Eyes, a Nationwide Network Tracks Antisemitic Threats 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The families of those who died take differing perspectives on whether he should be put to death - some are firmly against it, but the majority published an open letter in favour of a capital sentence. After the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, can a community heal? 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The merchant is then proved to be a thief and shall be put to death. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He cited the UN's source that at least 209 people had been put to death so far this year - more than 10 people each week - mostly for drug-related offences, calling it "an abominable record". Iran executes three over anti-government protests 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Executions in Saudi Arabia tripled to 196 people — the highest number Amnesty recorded in the country in 30 years — and included 81 people whom the government put to death in one day in 2022. Global Executions Highest in 5 Years, Amnesty International Says 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Data on the death penalty is classified in China, which Amnesty said impaired its ability to make an accurate assessment about the numbers put to death in the country. Global executions at highest rate for five years - Amnesty report 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z "On average so far this year, over 10 people are put to death each week in Iran, making it one of the world's highest executors," she added, saying most were for drug-related offences. UN rights office: Iran has executed more than 200 people this year 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z It has put to death more than 200 people since the start of this year, according to a tally by Iran Human Rights. Iran executes two men convicted of blasphemy 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Already, at least four people charged over alleged crimes from the demonstrations have been put to death. Iran hangs 2 in rare blasphemy case as executions surge 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z At least 209 people have been put to death since January, according to the United Nations. Global Executions Highest in 5 Years, Amnesty International Says 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Eighty-five people were put to death after being convicted of terrorism offences and 57 for drug offences, according to the report. Global executions at highest rate for five years - Amnesty report 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z In 2015, Mr. Glossip was granted a stay of execution shortly before he was scheduled to be put to death after he and two other inmates argued that Oklahoma’s lethal injection protocol was unconstitutional. What to Know About the Case of Richard Glossip, Death Row Prisoner 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z We should not be imprisoned, lashed or put to death for it. Opinion: Is God on the side of blasphemy laws? 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Amnesty International’s most-recent report on executions put Iran as the world’s second-largest executioner, behind only China, where thousands are believed to be put to death a year. Iran hangs 2 in rare blasphemy case as executions surge 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z The country’s use of the death penalty also came under international scrutiny last year, when an intellectually disabled Malaysian man was put to death for trafficking a small amount of heroin. Singapore executes man for conspiring to traffic 2 pounds of cannabis 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z In Egypt, 24 people were put to death last year. Global executions at highest rate for five years - Amnesty report 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z The defense also filed court documents last month stating that Bowers has schizophrenia and epilepsy, a diagnosis that could be used in arguing that he should not be put to death. Tree of Life synagogue shooting trial begins in Pittsburgh 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z “I wouldn’t focus on how often it fails, I would focus on the times it succeeds. Otherwise, there would be times innocent people were put to death or died in prison,” he said. His ads call him 'California’s top-ranked habeas attorney.' Where's the evidence? 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Iran remains one of the world’s top executioners, having put to death at least 203 prisoners since the start of this year alone, according to the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights. Iran hangs 2 in rare blasphemy case as executions surge 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Glossip has been scheduled for execution before and three separate times came within hours of being put to death. Oklahoma court upholds Richard Glossip’s murder conviction 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z A federal judge in Indiana ruled in 2019 that the 49-year-old has an IQ in the range of severe intellectual disability and so cannot be put to death. Inmate stuck on U.S. death row despite vacated death sentence 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z “So we know that much for sure. We know He lived and He was put to death.” How did crucifixion really work? A British discovery offers new clues. 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Some lawyers for federal inmates who were eventually put to death argued in court that firing squads actually would be quicker and less painful than pentobarbital, which they said causes a sensation akin to drowning. Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z With 13 inmates put to death in his last months in office, Trump oversaw more federal executions than any president in more than 120 years. EXPLAINER: What’s the status of the US death penalty? 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z The announcement that Hussein Abu al-Khair had been put to death was made on the Saudi press agency and comes a year to the day since the biggest mass execution in modern Saudi history. Saudi Arabia executes Jordanian man after allegedly giving forced confession 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Brown would be the fifth inmate in Texas and the ninth in the U.S. put to death this year. Man who killed 4 during Houston drug robbery faces execution 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z By that time, 15 other Belgian prisoners had also asked to be put to death, though apparently none of these requests was granted. Opinion | In Belgium, death is not a penalty — but it can be therapy 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Green was the fourth inmate in Texas and the eighth in the U.S. put to death this year. Texas inmate executed for killing wife and her daughter 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Green would be the fourth inmate in Texas and the eighth in the U.S. put to death this year. Man faces execution in death of estranged wife, her daughter 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Without those answers, we cannot possibly know whether the changes Hamm is implementing will prevent Alabama's executions from again becoming gruesome spectacles of suffering for those the state puts to death. Alabama rushes to resume executions — but hasty "investigation" feels more like a cover-up 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Defense lawyers said they hired experts who diagnosed him with mental disabilities, which they have cited as a reason he should not be put to death. Walmart shooter pleads guilty to federal charges in 2019 El Paso attack 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Balentine would be the third inmate in Texas and the sixth in the U.S. put to death this year. Man who fatally shot 3 Texas teens in 1998 faces execution 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z He is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Sept. 21. Oklahoma death row inmate says his father killed OU student 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z McLaughlin, who began transitioning about three years ago, was the first openly transgender inmate put to death in the U.S. Spiritual advisers offering final comfort in execution rooms 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Ruiz would be the second inmate put to death this year in Texas and the fourth in the U.S. Man who fatally shot Dallas officer in 2007 faces execution 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z It would be Florida’s first execution since Gary Ray Bowles was put to death in June 2019 and the longest the state has gone without carrying out an execution since 1983. Florida execution set for man in woman’s 1990 slaying 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z His execution would be a day after Missouri put to death a man convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend and her three young children. Man who fatally shot 3 Texas teens in 1998 faces execution 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z It gives state officials license to continue their negligent and cruel execution practices and proceed with even the most gruesome executions until the inmate is finally put to death. Alabama Supreme Court clears the way for more cruelty in execution 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Republican Governor Bill Lee paused them in May after calling off the execution of inmate Oscar Smith an hour before he was scheduled to be put to death. Tennessee fires officials after damning death penalty report 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z All three prisoners executed in Arizona last year declined lethal gas, leading them to be put to death by injection, the default execution method. Hobbs orders review of Arizona’s death penalty procedures 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Of the 20 people convicted of witchcraft and subsequently put to death, 19 were hanged and one was crushed to death by rocks. Hundreds of Salem Witch Trials documents get new home 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The department has not indicated how long it might maintain the hold, which came after former President Donald Trump administration’s put to death 13 inmates in its final six months. Court again weighs tossing marathon bomber’s death sentence 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Fratta would be the first inmate put to death this year in Texas and the second in the U.S. Texas to execute ex-cop for hiring 2 people to kill wife 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z All but 17 of those put to death were men. Transgender Missouri inmate executed for fatal stabbing 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The only woman ever executed in Missouri was Bonnie B. Heady, who was put to death on Dec. 18, 1953, for kidnapping and killing a 6-year-old boy. Transgender Missouri inmate scheduled to be executed Tuesday 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z The only woman ever executed in Missouri was Bonnie B. Heady, put to death on Dec. 18, 1953, for kidnapping and killing a 6-year-old boy. US may execute its first openly transgender woman 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z They have argued, however, that he shouldn’t be put to death, saying his brother radicalized him and was the mastermind of the attack. Court again weighs tossing marathon bomber’s death sentence 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z “If I would be put to death for not paying, I would. But nothing’s going to happen to me if I don’t pay, so I won’t,” he told reporters after a 2007 court hearing. In the U.S., His Site Has Been Linked to Massacres. In Japan, He’s a Star. 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Activists warn that others could also be put to death in the near future, saying around a dozen people so far have received death sentences over their involvement in the demonstrations. Iran executes second prisoner over protest crime 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The man put to death in western Farah province was not identified, but officials said he was accused of murder five years ago and found guilty after three recent court hearings. Public execution, whippings in Afghanistan mark revival of Taliban punishments 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Activists warn that others could also be put to death in the near future, saying that at least a dozen people so far have received death sentences over their involvement in the demonstrations. Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Activists warn others could be put to death as well soon since prosecutors say at least seven people so far have received death sentences over their involvement in the demonstrations. Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Eighty-one men were put to death on a single day in March — Saudi Arabia’s largest mass execution in years. Saudi Arabia resumes executions of drug offenders after two-year reprieve 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z He would be the second Missouri man put to death in 2022 and the 17th nationally. Missouri prepares to execute man for killing officer in 2005 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z The general was sentenced at first to be put to death but later given a 50-year sentence for his role in the crime. How the Blue Diamond, a hot rock, led to a 30-year diplomatic row 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Pizzuto has spent more than three decades on death row and was originally scheduled to be put to death in June 2021. Lawyers seek to block Idaho execution of terminally ill man 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Smith, who was scheduled to be put to death for the murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher’s wife in 1988, was returned to death row at Holman Prison after surviving the attempt, a prison official said. Alabama fails to complete lethal injection for 3rd time 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z But the 20 men put to death between Nov. 10 and Nov. 23 were the first to be executed for drug-related crimes since 2020. Saudi Arabia resumes executions of drug offenders after two-year reprieve 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Loden is to be put to death Dec. 14 at 6 p.m., or as soon as possible within 24 hours of that time. Mississippi sets execution date for 21-year death row inmate 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z If Barbee is executed, he would be the fifth inmate put to death this year in Texas. Texas to execute man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z “I’m sorry. I don’t ever expect you to forgive me. I really am sorry,” Parker said to the victim’s sons before he was put to death. Man sentenced to death over jury’s wish seeks execution stay 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z If Beatty is executed, he would be the fourth inmate put to death this year in Texas and the 13th in the U.S. Texas to execute man for killing mother nearly 20 years ago 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Zeinab, 61, said Hussein sounded hopeless and defeated as he recounted how two men were taken from his cell last week to be put to death. Saudi Arabia resumes executions of drug offenders after two-year reprieve 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z But seeing a killer put to death doesn’t always bring solace to victims’ families, Emilia Benton writes for NBC News. What’s at Stake 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z Hooper would be the third prisoner put to death this year after Arizona resumed carrying out executions in May. Arizona death row prisoner’s clemency bid rejected by board 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Five years later, a man the former prosecutor had tried for murder was about to be put to death by lethal injection. When it comes to crooked colleagues, California lawyers can remain silent 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Supreme Court to stay his scheduled execution, arguing he was being prevented from receiving a full examination to determine if he is intellectually disabled and possibly ineligible to be put to death. Texas to execute man for killing mother nearly 20 years ago 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Oklahoma has put to death six inmates since resuming executions in October 2021. Oklahoma sues federal prisons for inmate it wants to execute 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z In objecting to the court setting a date, she said Loden has not exhausted “all state and federal remedies” to try to avoid being put to death. Attorney: Don’t set execution amid lethal injection lawsuit 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z These self-help bromides are, of course, unobjectionable, but they have little to do with Socrates, who was put to death by his fellow citizens because of his radical questioning. Review | Self-help philosophy, inspired by Socrates, that avoids hard questions 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Under Florida law, a unanimous decision is needed in order for someone to be put to death. Why the Parkland gunman was spared the death penalty 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z It was the culmination of nearly five years of trauma, as jurors decided whether the gunman should spend the rest of his life in prison or be put to death. Parkland parents: 'I'm as stunned as the day Luke was killed' 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Florida that the law gave too much power to judges and not enough to jurors in deciding whether defendants should be put to death. Why does Florida require a unanimous jury decision to impose a death sentence? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Hooper would be the third inmate put to death this year after Arizona recently resumed carrying out executions. Arizona Supreme Court allows death row execution to proceed 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z If Ramirez is executed, he would be the third inmate put to death this year in Texas and the 11th in the U.S. Texas inmate who fought prayer, touch rules to be executed 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Jones said authorities risk turning Gendron, who investigators say wrote a 700-page manifesto sketching plans for the attack, into a martyr for white supremacists if he is put to death. Months after Buffalo massacre, families still split on death penalty 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z If it goes through with this plan, Miller, who was convicted of a triple homicide in 1999, will be the 71st person the state has put to death in the last half-century. Alabama's death-row debacle: The state plans to kill a man this week. But how? 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Alan Miller, who was convicted of killing three men in a 1999 workplace shooting, is scheduled to be put to death on Sept. 22. Alabama says its not ready to execute by nitrogen hypoxia 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Oklahoma’s enthusiasm for capital punishment has been a cruel trauma not only for some inmates it has put to death in recent years but also for the state itself. Opinion | Oklahoma embarks on a grotesque execution-spree 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Two of those put to death Sunday, ages 44 and 54, were charged with collaborating with Israel and providing it with information that aided the Israeli military in striking targets in Gaza, the ministry said. Hamas executes 5 Gazans charged with murder, aiding Israel 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Miller also cited alleged problems with past lethal injections including that of Joe Nathan James Jr., who was put to death in July in a procedure that was delayed for hours. State opposes lawsuit to block execution of Alabama inmate 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Alan Eugene Miller, 57, is set to be put to death Sept. 22 for a 1999 workplace shooting rampage that killed three men. Alabama inmate says state lost form naming execution method 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Coddington was the fifth Oklahoma inmate to be put to death since the state resumed executions last year. Oklahoma executes James Coddington for 1997 hammer killing 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z All 12 jurors must vote unanimously in order for him to be put to death. Parkland gunman's brain irretrievably broken, jury hears 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Socrates becomes a martyr to philosophy, put to death by the democratic government of Athens. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Virginia put to death fifty-six others whom they believed to have taken part in the rebellion. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Finally, in 2001, the Massachusetts legislature passed a bill exonerating all other witches who had been put to death in the trials. Opinion | Thanks to middle-schoolers like me, there are at last no more Salem ‘witches’ 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Following the publication of material Sherman believed to be protected by government censorship, a journalist was arrested and nearly put to death. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z The trial will determine whether he is put to death or jailed for life. Parkland gunman's brain irretrievably broken, jury hears 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z If Chanthakoummane is executed, he would be the second inmate put to death this year in Texas and the ninth in the U.S. Texas to execute man for slaying of Dallas real estate agent 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Around these two men were six more human remains, possibly retainers, who may have been put to death to accompany the entombed man in the afterlife. We won't be the first civilization to collapse — but we may well be the last 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z After a major drop in 2020, 65 people were put to death in 2021; then in just the first six months of this year, the number of executions nearly doubled. Despite promises, Saudi executions already nearly double from last year 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z “Joe James was put to death for the heinous act he committed nearly three decades ago: the cold-blooded murder of an innocent young mother, Faith Hall.” Siblings didn’t want mother’s killer executed. It happened anyway. 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Ko Jimmy had been in activism the longest among the group put to death, possibly hanged but authorities did not immediately confirm the execution method. Kyaw Min Yu, Myanmar activist known as Ko Jimmy, executed at 53 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z In the weeks leading up to the scheduled execution date, Hall’s daughters and brother had said they would rather James serve a life sentence in prison rather than be put to death. Alabama execution to proceed over wishes of victim’s family 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z It was judged by various evidence to be one of the attacking monkeys and put to death. Japanese city alarmed by biting, clawing, attacking monkeys 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Most of the executions in 2022 took place on one day in March when 81 men were put to death in the single largest mass execution in years. Despite promises, Saudi executions already nearly double from last year 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z In a joint statement before James was put to death, they said they would not attend the execution as they had forgiven James for “his atrocities toward our family.” Siblings didn’t want mother’s killer executed. It happened anyway. 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The BBC spoke to their family and friends weeks before the two men were put to death. Myanmar's executed activists: Phyo Zeya Thaw and Ko Jimmy 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Myanmar’s military put to death four pro-democracy activists, the country’s first executions in more than 30 years. The New Abortion Battleground 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z More than four years after a gunman killed 17 people during a mass shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida, a state jury must now decide whether he should be put to death. Will the Parkland gunman get the death penalty? 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z From 2012 to 2021, an average of 26 people were put to death each year, about half as many as were killed on average each year in the 10 years prior. Parkland School Gunman Faces Death Penalty in Rare Trial 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z From 2012 to 2021, an average of 26 people were put to death each year, about half as many were killed on average each year in the 10 years prior. Parkland School Gunman Faces Death Penalty in Rare Trial 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z “That doesn’t change because someone who is White, and who perpetrated violence against Black people, is put to death.” Opinion | Why the Buffalo supermarket slaughter should be a death penalty case 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Various executions in Texas were delayed last year amid legal questions over Texas’ refusal to allow spiritual advisers to touch inmates and pray aloud as condemned individuals are put to death. Judge: Execution can’t proceed without religious requests 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z As per state law, however, the judge would still be able to sentence him to life in prison, even if the jury recommends that he be put to death. Will the Parkland gunman get the death penalty? 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z O’Connor suggested that the first inmate who should be put to death is James Coddington, whose March 10 execution was postponed after U.S. Oklahoma official seeks execution dates for 25 inmates 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Atwood was the second Arizona prisoner to be put to death in less than a month. Donald Trump’s deposition in civil case set for July 15 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z If the execution isn’t halted by court action, Atwood will be the second Arizona prisoner to be put to death in less than a month. Arizona set to execute Frank Atwood, who killed girl in 1984 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Last month, Atwood declined to choose between lethal injection or the gas chamber, leaving him to be put to death by lethal injection, the state’s default execution method. Court rejects bid to delay Arizona prisoner’s execution 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Two weeks ago, Atwood declined to choose between lethal injection or the gas chamber, leaving him to be put to death by lethal injection, the state’s default execution method. Judge mulls Arizona prisoner’s request to delay execution 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Since then, three more executions were carried out without noticeable complications, most recently inmate Gilbert Ray Postelle, who was put to death Feb. 17. Oklahoma official seeks execution dates for 25 inmates 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Kurtz’s handed down his decision even though Nashville’s top prosecutor and Black’s lawyers agreed he should not be put to death due to his intellectual disability. Death row inmate appeals intellectual disability case denial 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z She told the State Board of Pardons and Paroles during a closed-door hearing last week that “Presnell needs to be put to death, we have all waited long enough.” Families of victims upset at delay in Georgia execution 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z He had been scheduled to be put to death on Tuesday, but Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shermela Williams stayed his execution after his lawyers filed a lawsuit and emergency motion. Lawyers: Georgia man’s death sentence is unconstitutional 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z He was scheduled to be put to death Tuesday at 7 p.m., but a judge on Monday issued an order staying the execution. Georgia appeals order staying execution set for Tuesday 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z If the execution proceeds, Presnell will be the first person put to death in Georgia this year and the seventh nationwide. Georgia parole board declines to halt killer’s execution 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Dixon’s lawyers argued he was too delusional to understand why he was being put to death. Victim’s sister pours out grief after Clarence Dixon’s death 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Before Dixon was put to death, the last execution in Arizona took place in July 2014, when Joseph Wood was given 15 doses of a two-drug combination over nearly two hours. Experts: Arizona executioners took too long to insert IV 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z If the execution goes ahead as planned, he will be the sixth inmate to be put to death in the United States this year. Arizona plans to execute 1st prisoner in nearly 8 years 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Dixon, now 66 and blind, is set to be the first person put to death in Arizona in nearly eight years, mainly because of problems with the previous execution. Arizona Supreme Court won’t review competency in death case 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Dixon, now 66 and blind, is set to be the first person put to death in Arizona since in nearly eight years, mainly because of problems with the previous execution. Judge won’t halt Arizona execution — at least for now 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z All four were convicted killers who were put to death by injection. Missouri execution would be just fifth this year in the US 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Of the seven inmates Tennessee has put to death since 2018 — when Tennessee ended an execution pause stretching back to 2009 — five have chosen to die in the electric chair. Tennessee pauses executions, will review lethal injections 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Two men convicted of crimes committed when they were children were also put to death, according to the report. Iran executions: Alarming rise in use of death penalty in 2021 - report 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The judges seemed to assume that this behavior long ago strengthened the case that he deserved to be put to death by the state and that the verdict in his stunningly shoddy trial should stand. Opinion | Why Did We Stop Believing That People Can Change? 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z If Buntion is executed, he would become the oldest person Texas has put to death since the Supreme Court lifted its ban on capital punishment in 1976. Oldest Texas death row inmate faces execution in cop’s death 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Last year, Texas executed three inmates, Oklahoma executed two, and one each were put to death in Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri. Missouri execution would be just fifth this year in the US 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Prosecutors believe the execution will likely be delayed if a judge goes forward with a hearing to determine whether Dixon is mentally fit to be put to death. Arizona death-row prisoner won’t be executed in gas chamber 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Of the seven inmates Tennessee has put to death since 2018 — when Tennessee ended an execution pause stretching back to 2009 — only two died by lethal injection. Tennessee plans 1st COVID-19-era execution, more scheduled 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z In less than two weeks, the 57-year-old man convicted of killing a store clerk in 1999 is scheduled to become the first person put to death in the state since 2011. Inmate who picked firing squad calls death row choices ‘unconstitutional’ 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z The oldest inmate executed in the U.S. in modern times was Walter Moody Jr., who was 83 years old when he was put to death in Alabama in 2018. Oldest Texas death row inmate faces execution in cop’s death 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Smith would be the first inmate put to death in Tennessee since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which spurred the rescheduling of executions for several inmates. State high court won’t hear inmate appeal as execution looms 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z If executed as scheduled, he would be the first person put to death in the state since 2011 and the fourth in the country to die by firing squad in nearly half a century. Search Menu Menu The Washington Post ProfileSolid ProfileSolid The Washington Post Placeholder while article actions load Wp ArrowRight GiftOutline Loading... Loading... 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z In Oklahoma last October, an inmate put to death using the same three-drug lethal injection convulsed and vomited after receiving midazolam. Tennessee plans 1st COVID-19-era execution, more scheduled 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z If executed as scheduled on April 29, he would be the first person put to death in the state since 2011. South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z If executed as scheduled, Moore would be the first person put to death in the state since 2011. Lawsuit over South Carolina execution methods can go forward 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z The 45-page decision comes despite agreement between Nashville’s district attorney and Black’s lawyers that he is intellectually disabled and should not be put to death. Judge won’t halt execution over intellectual disability 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z The attack came two weeks after 81 people were put to death in Saudi Arabia in the kingdom’s biggest mass execution. Was it worth it? F1 race in Saudi Arabia raises questions 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z Two weeks ago, 81 people were put to death in a mass execution — the largest in the kingdom’s modern history. Formula 1 shifts from racing to human rights in Saudi Arabia 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z The issue of what kind of religious accommodations must be made when an inmate is put to death has vexed the court since 2019. Supreme Court says death row inmate entitled to pastor’s touch at execution 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z A King County Superior Court jury decided in 2001 that Cross should be put to death, rejecting pleas by his lawyers that he was mentally ill and should not be executed. Police: Man who murdered wife, 2 daughters in Snoqualmie is killed in prison 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z On the same day, Saudi Arabia confirmed that it had put to death 81 people, the kingdom’s largest mass execution in years. At Chelsea, Nervous First Steps Into an Uncertain Future 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Those put to death included seven Yemenis and one Syrian, it said. Saudi Arabia Puts 81 to Death, Despite Promises to Curb Executions 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z The jury deliberated for about an hour in 1988 before convicting Mr. Kuenzel of capital murder, then unanimously recommending he be put to death. William Kuenzel, death row prisoner who sought new trial, dies at 60 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Lynching is when someone is put to death by a mob who has no legal authority. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Kings had often been overthrown, killed in battle, or put to death in secret. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, each of the States decides for itself whether those who commit certain crimes in that State can be put to death. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The last inmate to be executed by lethal gas in the United States was Walter LaGrand, who was put to death in 1999 after being convicted of murdering a bank manager in Arizona in 1982. Arizona Jewish community leaders sue state over potential use of cyanide gas in executions 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z In its rebuttal of the claims, Neuralink acknowledged that two animals were put to death "at planned end dates to gather important histological data". Elon Musk's brain chip firm denies animal cruelty claims 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Chessman filed myriad appeals, one of which got to the Supreme Court, and won stays of execution, but he was put to death in the gas chamber in May 1960. California is closing San Quentin’s death row. This is its gruesome history 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z They could be punished, rewarded, set free, or put to death as their master saw fit. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Among them was Ernest Lee Johnson, who was put to death in Missouri in October for killing three Columbia convenience store workers in 1994. Execution set for man whose sentence was overturned 3 times 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Within a span of four days in January 2021, federal authorities put to death three people, including a mentally ill woman and an intellectually disabled man. Opinion | President Biden, it’s time to end the death penalty 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Matthew Reeves, 43, was put to death at Holman Prison after the court lifted a lower court order that had prevented corrections workers from executing the prisoner. Man executed for 1996 killing after Supreme Court clears way 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z An Alabama inmate who was put to death by lethal injection last year, Willie B. Smith, unsuccessfully raised claims about being intellectually unable to make the choice for nitrogen hypoxia. Supreme Court considers Alabama’s bid to allow execution 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Any citizen who did not convert to Shi’ism was put to death. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z MPs passed a resolution by a large majority to rehabilitate the memory of more than 700 women who were tortured and put to death. Catalonia pardons women executed for witchcraft 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z It is almost certain that people have been put to death for crimes they did not commit. Opinion | President Biden, it’s time to end the death penalty 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z An Alabama inmate who was put to death by lethal injection last year, Willie Smith, unsuccessfully raised similar claims about being intellectually unable to make the choice for hydrogen hypoxia. Federal appeals court blocks execution of Alabama inmate 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Lisa Montgomery, 52, was put to death for strangling a Missouri woman in 2004 and cutting her unborn baby out of her stomach. Anti-death penalty group to rally in Washington, press Biden to end federal executions 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z A trial is set to begin before Friot on Feb. 28, but Grant is scheduled to be put to death on Jan. 27, while Postelle is set for execution on Feb. 17. Oklahoma death row inmates seek firing squad as alternative 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Felicia Cox’s remains were discovered on Dec. 12 following a tip from inmate David Neal Cox, who became the first inmate executed in Mississippi in nine years when he was put to death last month. Remains identified after Mississippi man’s pre-execution tip 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The executions were the first since Dec. 26, 2019, when a Chinese citizen convicted in the 2003 killing of a family of four in Fukuoka was put to death. Japan hangs 3 in first use of capital punishment in 2 years 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Lawyers for at least one of the inmates put to death last year have argued that he suffered “extreme pain” as he received a dose of pentobarbital. House panel demands information on federal execution drug 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z She was executed on Jan. 13, 2021, and was the first woman to be put to death by the federal government in 67 years. Anti-death penalty group to rally in Washington, press Biden to end federal executions 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Citizens were mobilized to watch the grisly scenes, where officials called the condemned social evil before they each were put to death by a total of nine shots fired by three soldiers. North Korea executes people for watching K-pop, rights group says 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Supreme Court was denied two hours before he was put to death. Oklahoma inmate Bigler Stouffer II defiantly 'joked' and 'laughed' in moments before execution 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Each man was put to death on a Thursday, always a Thursday. He Never Touched the Murder Weapon. Alabama Sentenced Him to Die. 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z It put to death at least 40 people between January and July, according to Amnesty International. Saudi Arabia Grand Prix: A race for equal rights 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z He, however, was condemned by both political parties and ultimately put to death by a Republican president. Republicans now stand for nothing except trolling, vigilante violence and death 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Payne had been scheduled to be put to death last December, but the execution was delayed after the governor granted him a rare, temporary reprieve because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tennessee judge vacates 2 death sentences for inmate 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Executions in Texas, the nation’s busiest capital punishment state, have been delayed amid legal questions over that state’s refusal to allow spiritual advisers to touch prisoners and pray aloud as they are put to death. Judge denies Oklahoma death row inmate’s request for stay 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Grant was put to death a few hours after the U.S. Oklahoma Governor Commutes Inmate’s Death Sentence Hours Before Execution 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z David Neal Cox is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection Wednesday at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. ‘He’s evil’: Victims’ family prepares for killer’s execution 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z There, prisoners are notified only hours before they are put to death by hanging, but now rights groups are saying the short notice is "extremely inhumane" and materially affects mental health. Last rites rights of condemned around the world 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z The unresolved legal debate over whether spiritual advisers can touch inmates and pray aloud as condemned individuals are being put to death has delayed the final two executions scheduled this year in Texas. High court to hear Texas case about prayer during executions 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Floyd, a convicted mass killer, is fighting on several fronts to avoid becoming the first Nevada inmate put to death in 15 years. Nevada tells US judge execution delay risks drugs expiring 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Executions peaked at 98 in 1999, and 10 people have been put to death this year, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Oklahoma Governor Commutes Inmate’s Death Sentence Hours Before Execution 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z An Oklahoma man was put to death Thursday after the Supreme Court lifted a stay of execution issued by a lower court over his challenge to Oklahoma’s three-drug cocktail for putting him to death. Oklahoma resumes executions after legal fight contesting state’s three-drug cocktail 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Jones, who was convicted of killing a man in 1999 in front of the man’s sister and daughters during a carjacking, is set to be put to death on Nov. 18. After Supreme Court Lifts Stay, Oklahoma Executes Inmate 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The outcome won’t take anyone off death row but could make clear what religious accommodations officials must make for inmates who are being put to death. High court to hear Texas case about prayer during executions 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z It put to death at least 40 people between January and July - more than during the whole of last year, when it held the presidency of the G20. Ali al-Nimr: Saudi child protester who faced death penalty released 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z A death-row inmate in Alabama whose execution was delayed in February was put to death in the state on Thursday night, according to a report. Alabama man executed for 1991 killing of police officer’s sister after February delay 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z At least 40 people were put to death in the kingdom between January and July 2021, according to Amnesty International. Newcastle United: Why is Saudi Arabia-led takeover controversial? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Executions are common in war-torn Syria, but the number of those put to death Thursday is larger than usual. Syria executes 24 people over last year’s deadly wildfires 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z An Alabama man who avoided execution in February is scheduled to be put to death Thursday for the 1991 killing of a woman taken at gunpoint from an ATM location and shot in a cemetery. Alabama man faces 2nd execution date this year for killing 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The only question was whether he should be sentenced to life in prison or put to death. Supreme Court to consider Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Supreme Court maintained an injunction saying he could not be put to death without his pastor present. Mental capacity at issue as Alabama man faces execution date 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z A year earlier, the state botched the execution of convicted murderer Clayton Lockett, who was the first Oklahoma inmate to be put to death with the drug midazolam. Man sues Oklahoma for records as state resumes executions 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z He is the first inmate to be put to death in the state since May 2020 and the seventh to be executed in the US this year, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Ernest Johnson: Missouri executes man for killing three in 1994 robbery 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Advocates for a Missouri man scheduled to be put to death next week are urging Gov. Mike Parson to grant clemency, citing his intellectual disability. Supporters of condemned Missouri man push for clemency 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z If Rhoades is executed, he would be the third inmate put to death this year in Texas and the sixth in the U.S. Texas inmate faces execution for fatally stabbing 2 brothers 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Its leaders echoed Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge with warnings that “rivers of blood” would flow after their victory, and that as many as 1 million Peruvians might be put to death. This week’s passages 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The agreement settled litigation over Alabama inmate Willie Smith’s request to have his personal pastor with him as he is put to death. Alabama: Pastor can hold inmate’s hand during execution 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z If Ramirez is executed, he would be the third inmate put to death this year in Texas and the sixth in the U.S. Texas death row inmate seeks pastor’s touch at execution 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z If carried out, the execution would be the first in Missouri since convicted killer Walter Barton was put to death in May 2020. Supporters of condemned Missouri man push for clemency 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z In February, the state called off Smith’s execution on the night he was to have been put to death. Alabama sets new execution date for inmate for 1991 murder 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z They were convicted in just eight days by all-White juries and put to death in the electric chair in February 1951. Northam grants posthumous pardons to the Martinsville Seven, Black men executed in 1951 for rape 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z “It sickens us to sit idly by and watch these brave dogs who valiantly served our country be put to death or worse,” society President Robin R. Ganzert said in a statement. Pentagon says it didn’t abandon dogs while leaving Afghanistan 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z “It sickens us to sit idly by and watch these brave dogs who valiantly served our country be put to death or worse,” he said. Working dogs left behind in Afghanistan face ‘death or worse,’ animal-rights group says 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z In the final months of the Trump administration, 13 federal inmates were put to death, after years without any federal executions. Federal executions halted as Justice Dept. reviews Trump-era policies 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z “I don’t have no closure. And him being put to death is not going to be closure either because then we’ll never know why.” Texas inmate faces execution after killing 3 family members 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z “I was traumatized by this incident,” said Curtis Millner, who was 9 when his cousin Booker T. Millner was put to death at age 19. Northam grants posthumous pardons to the Martinsville Seven, Black men executed in 1951 for rape 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Convicted murderer Don Eugene Harding, who was put to death in 1992, was red-faced and gasping to breathe, his attorney James J. Belanger detailed in a written declaration. Arizona plans to execute prisoners with a lethal gas the Nazis used at Auschwitz 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Their cases are not moving forward, but they could be put to death at any time. Anti-death penalty activists press Biden on campaign promise to end capital punishment 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z He will be put to death on June 30. Texas executes Quintin Jones, convicted of beating great aunt, 83, to death 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z This is an overdue and welcome return to acknowledging the religious rights and basic humanity of those the state puts to death through lethal injection. Editorial Roundup: Texas 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Although he was put to death after the state abandoned firing squads in 2004, he was able to choose that option because he had been sentenced before the decision. Death penalty states returning to ‘humane’ firing squad 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Opponents decried the death penalty but also cited the possibility of innocent people being put to death. South Carolina to bring back firing squads for executions 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Two of the state’s 37 death row inmates are out of appeals but can’t be put to death and a third will likely join that list before the end of the month. S Carolina lawmakers keep firing squad as option in bill 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Floyd’s attorneys are asking a federal judge in Las Vegas to stop Floyd from being put to death until prison officials “devise a new procedure or procedures to carry out a lawful execution.” Nevada inmate fighting execution seeks firing-squad option 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z The state’s last execution was July 18, 2018, when Ohio put to death Robert Van Hook for killing David Self in Cincinnati in 1985. Gov. DeWine delays three remaining 2021 executions 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z A man who was convicted of fatally beating another man to death after a night of drinking and drug use in 1994 was put to death in Georgia. Today in History 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The last man to be put to death by the state was William Morva, an escaped prisoner who killed an unarmed hospital security guard and a corporal participating in his manhunt. Virginia Becomes First Southern State to Abolish the Death Penalty 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Inmates know that Biden, while a senator, played a key role in passing a 1994 crime bill that increased federal crimes for which someone could be put to death. On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Since a spy for Spain was executed in the Jamestown colony in 1608, 1,390 people have been put to death in the state, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Lawmakers vote to make Virginia first Southern state to abolish death penalty 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z The executions went ahead for inmates whose lawyers claimed were too mentally ill or intellectually disabled to fully grasp why they were being put to death. 82 advocacy groups call on Biden to end federal executions 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z In 1924, the first execution by gas in the United States took place at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City as Gee Jon, a Chinese immigrant convicted of murder, was put to death. Today in History 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z If he does, that would end an extraordinary run of executions by the federal government, all during a pandemic that raged inside prison walls and infected journalists, federal employees and even those put to death. Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Six of the last seven were Black, including Dustin Higgs, the final inmate put to death, on Jan. 16 for ordering the killing of three Maryland women. On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Mullin acknowledged he had probably made errors while prosecuting thousands of criminal cases and said he could not tolerate the idea that an innocent person might be put to death. Lawmakers vote to make Virginia first Southern state to abolish death penalty 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Gray was executed in 2017, one of two Virginia inmates put to death that year. With state Senate vote, Virginia moves closer to abolishing death penalty 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z It further explained that under Hammurabi’s Code the slave would be put to death. Teachers suspended after lesson asks: How to punish a slave? 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Executions went ahead for inmates whose lawyers claimed were too mentally ill or intellectually disabled to fully grasp why they were being put to death. Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Lai, 58, was put to death by a court in Tianjin, east of Beijing, the government announced. China finance official executed in bribery case 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Johnson’s lawyers also argue he is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible to be put to death, under both federal law and a U.S. Drug dealer convicted in 7 killings could face execution 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Three federal inmates - Orlando Hall, Alfred Bourgeois and Brandon Bernard - have been put to death since the 3 November presidential election. Lisa Montgomery: Looking for answers in the life of a killer 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Overnight, Kansas woman Lisa Montgomery was executed, the first time in nearly seven decades that the US government has put to death a female inmate. Trump impeachment: House to debate charge of 'incitement of insurrection' – live 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z He played a central role as a senator in the passage of a 1994 crime bill that greatly expanded the number of federal crimes for which someone can be put to death. Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z But her victim's family and friends say the murder committed by Montgomery was so horrific that she deserved to be put to death regardless of her mental health. Lisa Montgomery: US executes only woman on federal death row 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Montgomery originally was scheduled to be put to death on Dec. 8. Woman set to die for killing woman, cutting baby from womb 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z In a post soon after Election Day, the account said: “Obama should be put to death!” Few details so far about deaths of ‘medical emergency’ victims in rioting at Capitol 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Montgomery, who was convicted of murder and fetal abduction by a Missouri jury in 2008, was initially slated to be put to death on Dec. 8. Death row inmate Lisa Montgomery appeals to Trump to stop pending execution 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Since resuming federal executions after a 17-year hiatus, the Trump administration put to death 10 inmates in the last six months. Activists seek to delay for 3 federal executions 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Montgomery is the first female federal inmate to be put to death by the US government in 67 years. Lisa Montgomery: US executes only woman on federal death row 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z As inmates are put to death, those next to die are sometimes moved into the dead men’s former cells. Opinion | The Man I Saw Them Kill 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z If the execution goes ahead, she will be the first female federal inmate to be put to death in almost 70 years. Lisa Montgomery: Court gives execution date go-ahead 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z If it does go forward, Montgomery will be the first female inmate put to death since 1953. Death row inmate Lisa Montgomery appeals to Trump to stop pending execution 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z If it does go forward, Montgomery will be the first female death row inmate put to death since 1953. Who is Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on death row in the US? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z “Parents shall not be put to death for children, nor children be put to death for parents,” we read in Deuteronomy. Perspective | Roald Dahl’s descendants are sorry about his anti-Semitism. They needn’t be. 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z He had served as his spiritual adviser, but, he reminded me, “it was my friend laying there strapped down about to be put to death.” Opinion | The Man I Saw Them Kill 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Every monkey held by Nasa was put to death on a single day last year, documents obtained by the Guardian show, in a move that has enraged animal welfare campaigners. Revealed: Nasa killed all 27 monkeys held at research center on single day in 2019 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Ms. Montgomery would be only the fifth woman put to death in a federal civilian execution, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Opinion | Punch After Punch, Rape After Rape, a Murderer Was Made 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Two other executions are scheduled at the prison complex in the days before Higgs is set to be put to death. US inmate scheduled to be executed tests positive for virus 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z “A person shall be put to death only for his own crime.” Perspective | Roald Dahl’s descendants are sorry about his anti-Semitism. They needn’t be. 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Texas executions peaked in 2000, when 40 people were put to death. Texas had fewest executions since 1996 due to pandemic 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z He is the 10th federal inmate executed this year, the most ever put to death in one year. Feds execute second inmate in two days 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z A Louisiana man who killed his 2-year-old daughter is scheduled to be executed Friday, making him the 10th federal inmate to be put to death this year, barring any last-minute intervention. Louisiana man who killed 2-year-old daughter set to be 10th inmate executed this year 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z After Orlando Cordia Hall was put to death in November, members of the execution team tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a court filing in a lawsuit that seeks to delay the executions. Justice Department Executes Man for Murder Committed When He Was 18 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Since the Trump administration resumed federal executions after a 17-year hiatus, Democrats have largely been mum about the eight federal inmates put to death so far. Texas man executed despite appeals from Kim Kardashian West, Democrats 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z He would be the ninth federal inmate put to death since July, when Donald Trump ended a 17-year hiatus in federal executions. Justice department plans to execute five inmates before Biden's inauguration 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Bourgeois is the second federal inmate to be put to death by the Trump administration in as many days. Feds execute second inmate in two days 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Now, four of the five prisoners scheduled to be put to death are African American. In his final days in office, Trump orders series of executions 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z He would be the ninth federal inmate put to death since July, when President Donald Trump ended a 17-year hiatus in federal executions. US set to execute 1st of 5 inmates before Biden inauguration 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z However, Montgomery could be put to death as soon as January. Trump is on a death row killing spree: Bill Barr now wants to bring back firing squads 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Al Faraj and at least nine others remain at risk of being put to death. ‘He was nine’: The Saudi minors still on death row despite royal decree 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Any caught trying to leave are put to death. Life after al-Shabab: Driving a school bus instead of an armed pickup truck 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z This year, the Justice Department has put to death more people than during the previous half-century, despite waning public support from both Democrats and Republicans for its use. Biden to work to end executions as government sets 3 more 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Eight federal inmates already were executed in 2020 and two others were scheduled to be put to death before President Trump left office. Justice Department schedules executions for three more inmates before Biden takes office 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Wells was put to death after he dropped his remaining appeals and demanded to be executed. Idaho Supreme Court: State must reveal execution drug source 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z US federal officials have put to death a man who abducted and murdered a teenage girl in 1994. US executes federal inmate for 1994 murder 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Lisa Montgomery had been scheduled to be put to death on Dec. 8. US government executes man convicted of killing Texas teen 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z He would be the eighth federal inmate put to death since the Trump administration resumed federal executions this year after a pause of nearly two decades without one. Federal inmate who killed Texas teenager set to be executed 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Christopher Vialva, who was Black, was put to death Sept. 24. Federal execution nears for man who killed Texas teenager 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Supreme Court last year wrote that a Death Row inmate with dementia who cannot “reach a rational understanding of why the State wants to execute him” should not be put to death. Editorial Roundup: Ohio 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Hall was the eighth man to be put to death by federal officials this year. US executes federal inmate for 1994 murder 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z After the Supreme Court overturned the stay, he was put to death just before midnight. US government executes man convicted of killing Texas teen 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z If Montgomery is executed in December, she would be the ninth federal inmate to put to death since the Justice Department resumed executions in July after a nearly 20-year hiatus. Delay sought after lawyers for woman on death row get virus 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z The Texas governor’s office and the Board of Pardons and Paroles received Hurst’s report, which said an innocent man was about to be put to death based on “junk science.” A flawed investigation left Jason Lively behind bars for 14 years for a fire he didn’t set. He’s not alone. 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Supreme Court, which had earlier ruled that severely intellectually disabled individuals should not be put to death, threw out Florida’s strict cutoff of a 70 IQ for executions. Editorial Roundup: Ohio 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z He was put to death by lethal injection in at a US prison in Terre Haute, Indiana late on Thursday night after the Supreme Court vacated a last-minute stay of execution. US executes federal inmate for 1994 murder 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z The previous record for most government executions in one year was 1936, when six people were put to death. Justice Department schedules two executions for December 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z She would be the ninth federal inmate to put to death since the Justice Department resumed executions in July after a nearly 20-year hiatus. Feds to execute woman who killed victim, cut baby from womb 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Kelly Renee Gissendaner, the only woman on Georgia’s death row, was executed by injection, making her the first woman put to death by the state in seven decades. Today in History 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z A month ago, he said, two political prisoners were quietly put to death, and their families were told afterward. As a Wrestler Faces Execution in Iran, World Sports Groups Galvanize 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Three inmates were put to death within four days. Opinion | Executions amplify Trump’s message of fear 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z Most of them were tortured, forced to confess to alleged crimes against the Khmer Rouge and then put to death at the so-called killing fields just outside the capital Phnom Penh. Khmer Rouge prison commander Comrade Duch dies 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Nelson was the second person put to death by the federal government this week, as the Trump administration pursues a relatively rapid pace after years of stagnation. Convicted child rapist, murderer put to death; fifth federal execution of 2020 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Baich, who said he intended to be a witness at the execution if it happens, said the world wouldn't be safer if his client was put to death. Kansas man who murdered 10-year-old girl, dumped body near church in 1999 set to be executed 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z In one of the mass executions, in April 2019, 37 people were put to death, including at least two who were minors at the time of their alleged crimes. Saudi Arabia, a world leader in executions, weighs ending capital punishment for drug crimes 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Baich, who said he intended to be a witness at the execution if it happens, said the world wouldn’t be safer if his client was put to death. 5th federal execution of 2020 on again after late ruling 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Lezmond Mitchell, who is Navajo, is scheduled to be put to death Aug. 26 at the federal prison in Indiana where he’s been held. Navajo man on federal death row seeks stay of execution 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Lezmond Mitchell, who is Navajo, is scheduled to be put to death Aug. 26 at the federal prison in Indiana where he’s been held. Navajo man on federal death row seeks stay of execution 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Daniel Lewis Lee was the first man the federal government put to death last month. Opinion | The federal government is on a stomach-turning execution spree 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z And in April, the government announced that minors would no longer be put to death for such crimes. Saudi Arabia, a world leader in executions, weighs ending capital punishment for drug crimes 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Circuit Court of Appeals found that the judge who oversaw Tsarnaev’s case did not adequately screen jurors for bias and ordered a new penalty-phase trial to decide whether he should be put to death. Prospect of 2nd Boston Marathon bomber trial brings anguish 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z One factor Professor Baldus could not analyze, given the decades that often pass between sentencings and executions, was whether the race of the victim correlated to the likelihood of the defendant being put to death. A Vast Racial Gap in Death Penalty Cases, New Study Finds 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Lezmond Mitchell, who is Navajo, had been among the first of a handful of inmates set to be put to death after the Trump administration restored federal executions after an informal, 17-year moratorium. Execution set for sole Native American on federal death row 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Others were forced outside in winter without clothing until they died of exposure, or were put to death in a gas chamber. Verdict due in German trial of former Nazi SS camp guard 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The execution of Dustin Lee Honken proceeded without any last-minute delays, unlike those of the two other federal inmates who had been put to death in previous days. For Third Time This Week, the Federal Government Carries Out an Execution 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z During that time, seven Tennessee inmates have been put to death, with only two selecting lethal injection. Tennessee inmate is 6th in 2 years to pick electric chair 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z About half of the victims were white, that study found, but three-quarters of defendants put to death had killed a white person. A Vast Racial Gap in Death Penalty Cases, New Study Finds 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z The Bureau of Prisons put to death Daniel Lewis Lee, 47, on Tuesday morning for his part in the murder of a family of three. Government Executes Second Federal Death Row Prisoner in a Week 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Another man, Daniel Lewis Lee, was put to death Tuesday after his eleventh hour legal bids failed. US carries out second execution in a week, killing man lawyers say had dementia 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Honken was the first Iowa inmate to be put to death since 1963; the state abolished capital punishment two years later. For Third Time This Week, the Federal Government Carries Out an Execution 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z The jury recommended that Honken be put to death for the girls’ slayings, and Bennett agreed. Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 people in 1993 to be executed 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z While she noted Purkey’s dementia and mental illness, she did not decide whether he was competent to be put to death. Wesley Purkey, Kansas child killer, executed after last-minute Supreme Court intervention 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z She cited the potential for “irreparable harm” if the inmates were put to death before their claims could be resolved by the court. Government Executes Second Federal Death Row Prisoner in a Week 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z The jury recommended that Honken be put to death for the girls’ slayings, and Bennett agreed. Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 people in 1993 to be executed 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Daniel Lewis Lee was put to death at the facility after his eleventh-hour legal bids failed. Supreme Court clears way for 2nd federal execution this week 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z But the legal questions of whether he was mentally fit then are different from whether he’s fit now to be put to death. Mental fitness claim halts 2nd federal execution — for now 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z “We believe the monsters who murder children should be put to death,” Trump told reporters at the White House, adding his administration would not rest before bringing every member of the gang to justice. Feds bring terrorism charges in latest MS-13 gang crackdown 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z After a senior bureau official told him that he was to be put to death, Mr. Lee shook his head. Government Carries Out First Federal Execution in 17 Years 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Daniel Lewis Lee, 47, of Yukon, Oklahoma was put to death on Tuesday for murdering an Arkansas family in a 1990s plot to build a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest. Kansas man who raped, killed Missouri teen to be executed 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z If prison officials get the go ahead to execute Purkey, he would be put to death by lethal injection, as Lee was, and in the same small room at the Terre Haute prison. Whether inmate mentally fit for execution could cause delay 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z She said there was no question he’d suffer “irreparable harm” if he was put to death before his claim could be evaluated. Mental fitness claim halts 2nd federal execution — for now 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Supreme Court last month cleared the way for Lee and three other federal inmates to be put to death. Victims’ relatives most vocal opponents of man’s execution 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Since then, some states have carried out regular executions, but only three men have been put to death by the federal government. Government Carries Out First Federal Execution in 17 Years 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Purkey had been set to be put to death in December, before a federal judge put the execution on hold. Kansas man who raped, killed Missouri teen to be executed 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z On Monday, hours before Lee was set to the put to death, a U.S. Whether inmate mentally fit for execution could cause delay 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z A fourth man is scheduled to be put to death in August. Feds to execute 1st inmate in 17 years for Arkansas murders 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Three of the men had been set to be put to death last year, when Barr first announced that the federal government would resume executions. Justice Department plows ahead with execution plan next week 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Purkey, a devout Buddhist, is one of four federal inmates scheduled to be put to death in July and August. Priest sues to stop federal execution over coronavirus risk 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Lee, who is scheduled to be put to death on July 13, was a white supremacist who has since disavowed his ties to that movement. Federal Executions to Resume Amid a Pandemic and Protests 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Gutierrez would be the third inmate put to death this year in Texas and the seventh in the United States. Supreme Court halts Texas execution over religious-rights concerns after clergy barred from death chamber 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Gutierrez would be the third inmate put to death this year in Texas and the seventh in the U.S. Texas set to resume executions after delay due to pandemic 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Of the four men scheduled to be put to death, three were set to die last year when Attorney General William P. Barr announced the government would resume executions. Justice Department sets dates for first federal executions since 2003 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Court of Appeals in Cincinnati to argue that a man considered intellectually disabled can and should be put to death. Ohio AG seeks review by full court in death penalty case 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Barton’s execution is the first in the U.S. since Nathaniel Woods Jr. was put to death in Alabama in early March for his role in the 2004 killings of three police officers. Missouri killer is first person executed in US since coronavirus pandemic began 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Walter Barton, 64, would be the first person executed in the U.S. since Nathaniel Woods was put to death in Alabama on March 5. Missouri execution would be first since pandemic began 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Mitchell was one of five male inmates scheduled to be put to death. Navajo death row inmate loses appeal to probe racial bias 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia put to death 184 people in 2019 - a record number for the kingdom - despite a decline in executions worldwide, Amnesty International says. Saudis 'executed record number in 2019' 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z He also served as his own attorney and did not contest prosecutors’ death penalty case, saying he wanted to be put to death for his crimes. Nebraska Supreme Court upholds death sentence for inmate 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z He was put to death on Thursday in Riyadh, the interior ministry said in a statement. Saudi Arabia executes dance troupe attacker 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Half converted, and the rest were put to death. Perspective | Dictators are using the coronavirus to strengthen their grip on power 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Hakman’s last job was to staff the bathhouse, where new prisoners who were not immediately put to death undressed and showered before putting on striped uniforms. Rachmil 'Ralph' Hakman, Holocaust survivor, dies after making final visit to Auschwitz 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Woods was put to death March 5 by lethal injection after the U.S. Sister of executed man to governor: ‘You killed my brother’ 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z An attorney for Lard cited a psychologist who found the inmate had a “mild” intellectual disability and was ineligible to be put to death. Arkansas court says death row inmate can drop appeal 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Nathaniel Woods, 43, will be put to death at 6 p.m. Alabama to execute man convicted of killing three police officers in 2004 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The last person put to death in Wyoming, Mark Hopkinson, was executed in 1992. Wyoming death penalty case appealed to US Supreme Court 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z “Missouri is about ready to put to death an actually innocent man,” Duchardt said Wednesday. Missouri man set to be executed after 5 murder trials 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z But the high court agreed to hear Madison’s case in 2018 when he was again scheduled to be put to death, sparing him a second time. Alabama inmate spared by dementia argument dies on death row 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z But the Supreme Court said it was too early to take up claims the inmate was ineligible to be put to death since an execution date had not been set. Arkansas court says death row inmate can drop appeal 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Supreme Court also denied a request for a stay minutes before he was put to death. Tennessee executes Nicholas Sutton, killer of fellow inmate in 1985 after slaying 3 in 1979 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Nearly four decades had passed without an inmate being put to death in Tennessee when state lawmakers, in 1998, added lethal injection as a method of execution. Afraid of Lethal Injection, Inmates Are Choosing the Electric Chair 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Of those put to death in Missouri, some inmates have asked their victim’s loved ones or a religious spirit for forgiveness. Missouri man set to be executed after 5 murder trials 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Unless the governor or the courts intervene, Sutton is to be put to death Thursday evening in the electric chair. Inmate’s unusual group of supporters seeks to stop execution 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Unless the governor or the courts intervene, Sutton is to be put to death Thursday evening in the electric chair. Inmate’s unusual group of supporters seeks to stop execution 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Johnson, who was convicted of suffocating his wife, was put to death by lethal injection, a method adopted by most states after the electric chair began losing public favor. Ultimate choice: Tennessee inmates wrestle with how to die 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Since 2018, four inmates have been put to death by the electric chair. Afraid of Lethal Injection, Inmates Are Choosing the Electric Chair 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z He would be the first Missouri inmate put to death since Russell Bucklew was executed in October. Execution date set for man convicted of killing 81-year-old 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Then in January 2015, Charles F. Warner was put to death in an 18-minute execution in which officials mistakenly used the wrong drug to stop his heart. Oklahoma to Resume Executions by Lethal Injection 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Ochoa would be the second inmate put to death this year in Texas and the third in the U.S. Texas to execute man who killed 5, including wife, children 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z A Georgia man said nothing as he was put to death Wednesday evening after his adult children pleaded for clemency in the "circumstantial" 1997 murders of his ex-wife and her boyfriend. Georgia man silent before lethal injection for double murder after his children plead for clemency 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Donnie Cleveland Lance, 66, is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday. Georgia parole board declines to spare life of condemned man 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z In total, the Nazi campaign to eradicate Jews from Europe claimed more than 6 million Jewish lives, while others such as Poles, Roma and Sinti were also put to death in concentration camps. Holocaust survivors mark 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z In recent years, there have been several cases that, with near certainty, suggest that innocent men have been put to death. 'The new evidence raises deeply troubling questions': did Arkansas kill an innocent man? 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Nicholas Sutton, 58, is scheduled to be put to death Feb. 20 for the stabbing death of a fellow inmate decades ago while serving a life sentence for his grandmother’s slaying. Fifth Tennessee inmate asks to die in electric chair 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z State officials briefly suspended racing at the track last March – when at that point only about half the amount were put to death after suffering injuries either training or racing. Santa Anita Park sees three horse deaths in three days marking the 42nd fatality since 2018 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Dailey wound up on death row after the jury who heard his case recommended that he be put to death and in September Florida Gov. Ron De Santis signed his death warrant for Nov. 7. Man facing execution for Florida girl's murder is innocent, accomplice claims: report 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Gardner became the first inmate put to death this year in Texas and the U.S. Texas inmate executed for killing wife in 2005 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z If the execution happens, Gardner would be the first inmate put to death this year in Texas and the U.S. Texas inmate faces execution for killing wife in 2005 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Tennessee resumed executions in August 2018, and four of the six prisoners put to death since have chosen the electric chair, a method no other state has used since 2009. Tennessee inmates ask court to stop execution scheduling 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z Since Tennessee resumed executions in August 2018, four of the six prisoners put to death have chosen the electric chair, a method no other state has used since 2009. House speaker saga, resignation is top 2019 Tennessee story 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z The justices would not allow federal executions in 2019, but the court otherwise signaled its impatience with last-minute efforts to keep inmates from being put to death. Report: 5th straight year with under 30 executions in US 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z The final execution in the United States this year took place last Wednesday when Texas put to death Travis Runnels, who was convicted of killing a prison supervisor. Number of U.S. executions and support for capital punishment decline in 2019: report finds 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Last year, 22 inmates were executed in the U.S., with nine inmates being put to death in Texas, the most of any state. Texas inmate faces execution for killing wife in 2005 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z In March, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order suspending executions, saying he was deeply troubled by the possibility that an innocent person could be put to death. California 'Tool-Box Killer' Lawrence Bittaker dies in prison at 79 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z He is the 22nd inmate put to death this year in the U.S. and the ninth in Texas. Texas inmate who murdered prison shoe factory supervisor is executed 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z If the execution happens, Runnels would be the 22nd inmate put to death this year in the U.S. and the ninth in Texas. Texas inmate faces execution for killing prison supervisor 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z The jury recommended that Cooper be put to death. How This Con Man’s Wild Testimony Sent Dozens to Jail, and 4 to Death Row 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from resuming federal executions in an attempt to put to death four convicted murderers. Supreme Court temporarily blocks Trump administration request to resume federal executions 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Two others were put to death in other states and 18 died of other causes. California 'Tool-Box Killer' Lawrence Bittaker dies in prison at 79 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z She also said not issuing an injunction would cause irreparable harm for the inmates who would be put to death before their legal challenge is adjudicated. Trump administration petitions Supreme Court after judge halts federal execution 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z They also agree an innocent might get put to death. Most Americans now favor life in prison over the death penalty for convicted murderers 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z Prior to the judge’s ruling on Wednesday, Lee was scheduled to be put to death next month. Federal judge halts execution of killer, Spokane City Hall bomber 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z On Monday, a Tennessee judge declined to allow DNA testing requested by the daughter of Sedley Alley, who was put to death in 2006 but claimed his confession was coerced. Innocent on Death Row? New Evidence Casts Doubt on Convictions 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z But at the time, the request was denied and Alley, who had spent two decades on Tennessee’s death row, was put to death at the age of 50. Innocence Project seeks to clear a man executed 13 years ago 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z Thompson said his cousin, Louis Bryant, an Arkansas state trooper, was shot and killed by a white supremacist who was later put to death. Hundreds of victims’ relatives, ex-officials ask Trump administration to halt federal executions 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z If the execution happens, Hall would be the 19th inmate put to death this year in the U.S. and the eighth in Texas. Texas inmate set to be executed for 2002 strangling death 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, is scheduled to be put to death Nov. 13 at the state prison in Jackson. Georgia high court declines to hear condemned man’s appeal 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z HECTOR, Ark. — In early December, if nothing else changes, Daniel Lewis Lee will be the first federal prisoner put to death in nearly two decades. Before First Federal Execution in Years, Family of Victims Dissents 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Ray Jefferson Cromartie is scheduled to be put to death Oct. Clemency hearing set for man facing execution in Georgia 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z On 27 May 2016, six days before he was supposed to be put to death, the court granted Flores a stay of execution and sent the case back to a lower court for review. False witness: why is the US still using hypnosis to convict criminals? 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Bucklew would be the first inmate in Missouri to be executed since January 2017, when the state put to death Mark Christeson, who was convicted of killing a woman and her two children. Missouri to execute man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend's boyfriend 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z He became the 16th inmate put to death this year in the U.S. and the seventh in Texas. Texas inmate, after pleading intellectual disability, executed for killing, raping family 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Robert Sparks was put to death by lethal injection. Texas man executed for killing wife and stepsons in 2007 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Cromartie would be the third prisoner put to death by Georgia this year. Clemency hearing set for man facing execution in Georgia 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Soliz was the 15th inmate put to death this year in the U.S. Texas executes a man who killed a grandmother during a 2010 spate of crimes 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Soliz was the 15th inmate put to death this year in the U.S. and the sixth in Texas. The Latest: Texas executes inmate for 2010 killing of woman 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z If the execution happens, Soliz would be the 15th inmate put to death this year in the U.S. Texas inmate set to be executed for killing woman in 2010 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Crutsinger was the 14th inmate put to death this year in the U.S. and the fifth in Texas, the nation’s busiest capital punishment state. Texas inmate executed for killing 2 women in 2003 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Not just the fact that a man had been put to death by the U.S. government in the year 2001. Witnessing a Federal Execution 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z If it happens, Crutsinger would be the 14th inmate put to death this year in the U.S. and the fifth in Texas. Texas inmate set to be executed for killing 2 women in 2003 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z A serial killer who preyed on gay men along the US east coast is set to be put to death in Florida on Thursday, barring a stay by the US Supreme Court. Execution set for US killer who preyed on gay men 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z A state prison spokesman said he was put to death by lethal injection at 7:47 p.m. Larry Swearingen, who claimed science excluded him as killer, is executed by Texas 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Swearingen, who had always maintained his innocence, was the 12th inmate put to death this year in the U.S. and the fourth in Texas, the nation’s busiest capital punishment state. Texas executes man who killed college student in 1998 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z About two years after Garza’s execution, Jones was put to death. Witnessing a Federal Execution 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Swearingen, who had always maintained his innocence in Trotter’s death, was the 12th inmate put to death this year in the U.S. and the fourth in Texas, the nation’s busiest capital punishment state. Texas executes man with history of violence against women for 1998 slaying of college student 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Bowles will be the 99th inmate to be put to death in Florida since 1976 when the death penalty was restored by the Supreme Court, according to the Daytona Beach New journal. Execution set for US killer who preyed on gay men 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z If it happens, Swearingen would be the 12th inmate put to death this year in the U.S. and the fourth in Texas. Man set to be executed for killing of Texas college student 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Stephen Michael West, 56, is scheduled to be put to death by electric chair at 7 p.m. Tennessee to execute man convicted of killing teenage girl and her... 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z “They shall be put to death; their blood is upon them.” Coke Ad Riles Hungary Conservatives, Part of Larger Gay Rights Battle 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z He was put to death after the U.S. Texas executes man with history of violence against women for 1998 slaying of college student 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Find out the shocking conclusion of the investigation and whether she became South Carolina's first woman to be put to death. Fox Nation debuts 'American Justice' month, examining America's most vicious criminals 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z As of this week, there’s another category of criminals the president is eager to put to death. Why Trump's death-penalty focus won't prevent mass shootings 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z At least 11 people have been put to death nationwide despite admissions by prosecutors that those defendants had no involvement in the killings themselves, according to the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center. Facing execution, Tennessee inmate says he wasn’t a killer 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z “Too many innocent people have been put to death.” Renewed federal executions raise death penalty’s 2020 stakes 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The jury that found Christensen guilty last month must decide if he should be put to death or allowed to serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole. The Latest: Slain Chinese scholar’s boyfriend testifies 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z The federal jury that found Christensen guilty last month in the 2017 killing now must decide if he should be put to death or allowed to live the rest of his life in prison. Slain scholar’s father to testify in death penalty hearing 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z While jurors are supposed to strictly adhere to criteria laid out on the penalty phase form, many are likely to be hesitant about casting votes that could result in someone being put to death. Jury to consider death penalty in Chinese scholar killing 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z The opera takes a turn into savage satire with periodic appearances by Donald Trump, who notoriously called for the boys to be put to death. Meredith Monk’s “ATLAS” and the L.A. Phil’s Extraordinary Season 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Webster had been set to be put to death in April 2007, but the execution was later postponed. Philadelphia police officers disciplined over Facebook posts 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z A Georgia man convicted of a 1996 shotgun slaying maintained he “ain’t never took a life,” before he was put to death by lethal injection Thursday. Georgia inmate says 'I ain't never took a life' before execution 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Supreme Court to prevent a man from being put to death for a 1996 murder failed and he was executed on Thursday night. Georgia inmate convicted of murdering man who gave him ride outside Walmart in 1996 is executed 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Since the reinstatement of the federal death penalty in 1988, 78 people were sentenced to death — but only three have actually been put to death, according to the Death Penalty Information Center data to 2018. Jury to consider death penalty in Chinese scholar killing 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Marion Wilson, 42, who was put to death by lethal injection, was declared dead at 9:52 p.m. Georgia execution is 1,500th since U.S. reinstated capital... 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z A judge has vacated the federal death sentence for an Arkansas man convicted in the 1994 slaying of a 16-year-old Texas girl, concluding the inmate can’t be put to death because he’s intellectually disabled. Philadelphia police officers disciplined over Facebook posts 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z The governor’s moratorium affects the 737 inmates currently awaiting execution in California, who will not be put to death while Newsom is in office. In Los Angeles, only people of color are sentenced to death 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Wilson would be the second prisoner put to death by Georgia this year. Clemency hearing set for man facing execution in Georgia 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z A constituent incorrectly stated that 1 Corinthians in the Bible says “a man who has an affair with another man will be put to death.” Florida editorial roundup 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z It is time for the Virginia General Assembly to repeal capital punishment once and for all to ensure that no innocent person is put to death for a crime he or she did not commit. Opinion | It’s time for Virginia to officially end the death penalty, too 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z He said he opposes the death penalty on the grounds it’s impossible to ensure innocent people will never be put to death. Some pan death-penalty trial in state that ended punishment 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Michael Samra was put to death by lethal injection last month, 22 years after he took part in a quadruple homicide. Michael Samra death penalty case questions 18 as legal adult age 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z Pope Francis spoke out against assisted suicide, calling on people not to “abandon those who are suffering,” by allowing them to elect to be put to death. Maine assisted-suicide bill reaches governor's desk; would be 8th state to legalize option for terminally ill 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z |
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