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In light of the recent problems over a lethal injection gone wrong in Ohio, the Buckeye State released a new execution policy on Monday. The state also opened its “death house” to the media, including WSAZ.com’s Randy Yohe.
Denver prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Willie Clark, Shun Birch and Brian Hicks if they are convicted in the 2006 murder of witness Kalonniann Clark.
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Lawyers for the first detainee from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to face prosecution in the U.S. asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss the criminal charges against him, saying his lengthy detention overseas and the use of interrogation techniques "amounting to torture" violated his constitutional rights.
A registered sex offender attacked 14 women, killing 11 of them and leaving their remains in and around his home, a prosecutor said Tuesday in announcing a grand jury indictment.
CLEVELAND - A registered sex offender attacked 14 women and killed 11 of them, leaving their remains in and around his home, a prosecutor said Tuesday in announcing a grand jury indictment against the suspected serial killer.Anthony Sowell, 50, is indicted...
DALLAS --- Between towers of red and blue balloons, underneath banners boasting ''Howdy Hawaii!'' and ''Aloha SMU!'' a round table was set aside Tuesday to show off a fancy invitation in a wooden frame.
The Missouri Supreme Court gave a convicted killer a reprieve because his attorney failed to question the character of a murder victim. Child pornography was found on the victim's computer after the killing ... but also after the convicted killer had gained access to the victim's passwords. The court sent the case back for re-sentencing.
CLEVELAND (AP) - A grand jury has indicted Cleveland 'House of Horrors' suspect Anthony Sowell (SOH'-wehl) on dozens of charges, including the murders of 11 women.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition filed by Death Row inmate Kevin Cooper seeking intervention in his decades-old murder case.
An alleged serial rapist... most recently in the headlines for a Peoria county jail break...was forcibly removed from a courtroom this morning. 46-year old James Fuller voluntarily agreed to sit out his jury trial after making two outbursts during opening statements today.
DALLAS (AP) - SMU is headed to its first bowl game in 25 years.
Benito Albarran, who is facing the death penalty for the 2005 murder of Huntsville police officer Daniel Golden, appealed his conviction and death sentence to an Alabama appeals court Tuesday. His lawyers argued there were problems with the jury during the trial and he should not be executed because he is mentally retarded.
The Missouri Supreme Court overturned a man's death sentence Tuesday because his attorney failed to question the character of a murder victim who had child pornography on his computer.
Cecil Johnson, Jr. will be put to death at 1 a.m. Wednesday for killing three people at a Nashville convenience store in 1980.
June Jones and Southern Methodist University are heading back to Hawaii, and it could mean a Jones vs. UH match up in the Hawaii Bowl ...
Between towers of red and blue balloons, underneath banners boasting "Howdy Hawaii!" and "Aloha SMU!" a round table was set aside Tuesday to show off a fancy invitation in a wooden frame. It was for a spot in the Hawaii Bowl and it was personalized to SMU. The Mustangs (7-5) are headed to Honolulu for their first bowl appearance in 25 years, a drought that often looked like it...
