death penalty

Arkansas to Become First State to Hold Two Executions on Same Day in 17 Years

Arkansas will hold two executions on the same day, if two inmates are put to death as planned on April…

8 years ago

Frazier Glenn Miller Verdict: Kansas White Supremacist Sentenced to Death

White supremacist Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. has been sentenced to death for the killing of three people at two Jewish…

9 years ago

Ohio Suspends Executions until 2017

Ohio state has suspended executions until at least 2017 as it struggles to acquire the lethal drugs needed to carry…

9 years ago

James Holmes Sentenced to Life in Jail Without Parole

Aurora gunman James Holmes will serve life in jail without the possibility of parole for killing 12 people at a…

9 years ago

Jackie Chan Backs Death Penalty for Drug Offenders

Jackie Chan, whose son Jaycee was jailed for drugs offences, has said he supports the use of the death penalty…

9 years ago

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial: Martin Richard’s family against death penalty

Martin Richard’s parents have called on federal authorities to drop the death penalty as a possible punishment for bomber Dzhokhar…

10 years ago

Jodi Arias verdict: Judge declares mistrial after Arizona jury deadlocks

Jodi Arias has escaped the death penalty for murdering ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander in 2008 after an Arizona jury failed to…

10 years ago

Jodi Arias to represent herself in penalty phase of trial

A judge has approved Jodi Arias request to represent herself in Travis Alexander murder trial. Jodi Arias, 34, admitted killing…

10 years ago

Jodi Arias still faces death penalty

According to court documents, Jodi Arias has failed to convince Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens that she should…

10 years ago

Clayton Lockett failed execution: Barack Obama calls for death penalty review

President Barack Obama has announced he will ask Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate problems surrounding the application of the…

11 years ago

Joseph Paul Franklin executed in Missouri

White supremacist serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin, who targeted black and Jewish people in a nationwide killing spree, has been…

11 years ago

Inside Jodi Arias cell in Estrella Jail

Jodi Arias returns to a 7ft x 11ft cell in Estrella Jail each day as she awaits to find out…

11 years ago

Jodi Arias’ lawyer Kirk Nurmi makes extra $200K paid for by taxpayer as his bid to stop defending her was denied

Kirk Nurmi, Jodi Arias' lawyer, stands to make extra $200,000, paid for by taxpayer, because his bid to stop defending…

11 years ago

Jodi Arias trial: Jurors sent home as they still couldn’t agree on whether to sentence her to death

Members of jury for the Jodi Arias court case were sent home at 4.30 p.m. local time after spending the…

11 years ago

Jodi Arias pleads for life in prison and she asks jurors to consider impact on her family when weighing death penalty

Jodi Arias tearfully pleaded with jurors to spare her from a death sentence in Travis Alexander murder case on Tuesday…

11 years ago

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged with using a weapon of mass destruction facing death penalty

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, has been charged with using a weapon of mass…

12 years ago

Lindsay Sandiford to be executed after losing appeal against death sentence in Bali

British housewife Lindsay Sandiford has lost her appeal against her death sentence in Bali for drug trafficking, a Bali High…

12 years ago

Maryland to abolish death penalty

State of Maryland is poised to abolish the death penalty after its lawmakers voted 82 to 56 in favor of…

12 years ago

Lindsay Sandiford sentenced to death for Bali drug trafficking

Lindsay Sandiford, a 56-year-old British grandmother, has been sentenced to death by firing squad in Indonesia for drug trafficking. Lindsay…

12 years ago

Sgt Robert Bales faces court martial for Afghan massacre

Robert Bales, the US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghans and injuring six others, could face the death penalty if…

12 years ago

Gu Kailai given suspended death sentence over Neil Heywood murder

Gu Kailai, wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, has been given a suspended death sentence for the murder of…

12 years ago