Death Penalty
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Inmate suffers bungled execution after firing squad misses target in South CarolinaMikal Mahdi was killed last month by prison officials, but autopsy results indicated that executioners did not follow protocol and Mahdi endured prolonged pain.TrendingMay 9, 2025
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Luigi Mangione indicted on federal charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEOIf Luigi Mangione is convicted in his federal trial, it will be left to the jury to decide whether or not to recommend the death penalty.CrimeApr 21, 2025
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Prosecutors ordered to seek death penalty for Luigi MangioneIt is the first time the Justice Department has sought to bring the death penalty since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office.U.S. NewsApr 1, 2025
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4 Canadians have been executed by China this year, Ottawa saysThe federal government says it 'strongly condemns' the execution of multiple Canadians in China earlier this year over what Beijing says were 'drug-related crimes.'CrimeMar 19, 2025
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U.S. prisoner executed by firing squad — it’s ‘abjectly cruel,’ says lawyerThree volunteers standing behind a curtain will fire specially designed bullets into the inmate's chest in unison.TrendingMar 7, 2025
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Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions: ‘Here we are again’Ronald Smith, 67, from Red Deer, and has been on death row since 1983 after he and another man, high on LSD and alcohol, shot and killed two cousins near East Glacier, Montana.CrimeFeb 3, 2025
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Biden commutes 37 death row inmates. Who still faces execution?The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals.U.S. NewsDec 23, 2024
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Ohio considers using nitrogen gas for executions after Alabama caseThree states — Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma — have already authorized nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method, and many more are looking for new ways to execute people.CrimeJan 30, 2024
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Alabama executes convict with nitrogen gas in 1st use of method in U.S.Officials said Kenneth Eugene Smith was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. at an Alabama prison after breathing pure nitrogen gas through a face mask to cause oxygen deprivation.U.S. NewsJan 25, 2024
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Pittsburgh synagogue shooter eligible for death penalty, jury saysThe gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury announced Thursday.U.S. NewsJul 13, 2023
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