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Alabama executes inmate with nitrogen gas for 1993 murder over $200 drug debt

An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday. Anthony Boyd, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. local time at William ...
CNN

4 executions are scheduled in 4 states over four days this week. Here’s what we know

Editor’s note: An Oklahoma judge granted a temporary stay of execution Monday to John Hanson. Find the latest on his case here. Over the next four days, four inmates in four states are scheduled to ...
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Inside a Mississippi execution: Clarion Ledger reporter recounts what it was like

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The visitation center at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman has no windows, just fluorescent lighting, plastic chairs ...
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Tennessee executes man with implanted heart device despite concerns over shock risk

An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was hurting badly shortly after the lethal injection began, according to several witnesses. Black died at 10:43 ...
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South Carolina executes a man serving death sentences in 2 separate murders

A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months. He was executed for shooting a friend and ...
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Countdown To Death: What Happens In The Final 14 Days Before A Texas Execution?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. _Lethal injection concept Image by J.J. GouinShutterstock For condemned prisoners in Texas, the final 14 days unfold under a ...
USA Today

'Your wife's been murdered': Florida man looks for justice 43 years after unspeakable loss

Florida is set to execute a death row inmate for the kidnapping and stabbing death of a young woman who was attacked at work more than four decades ago. Among the witnesses to Bates' execution on ...
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‘The devil in human form': Witnessing the execution of one of America's most wanted serial killers

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and how it is waiting for execution on Texas' death row. HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A ...

IOC addresses execution of 19-year-old Iranian wrestler Saleh Mohammadi

The IOC expressed concern over the reported execution of 19-year-old Iranian wrestling star Saleh Mohammadi but says it ...
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'She knew he was going to kill her': Florida killer to be executed 37 years after murder

Florida is set to execute a death row inmate for the "brutal and prolonged" rape and murder of a beloved convenience store manager who interrupted him during a robbery nearly 40 years ago. Richard ...