Death Row
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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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Japan’s death row inmates learn they’re being executed on the same day. Now 2 are suingThe practice of not informing inmates until shortly before execution has long been decried by international human rights organizations for the stress it places on prisoners.WorldNov 4, 2021
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Dog scheduled to be destroyed after killing poodle given another chance by B.C. judgeBronx, a five-year-old Rotweiller mix, killed a small poodle with only a single bite in August 2018.CanadaOct 6, 2021
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Fate of Canadian man on death row in Montana remains uncertain amid proposed lawThe fate of a Canadian man on death row in Montana could become more tenuous as the state gets closer to removing obstacles that prevent it from resuming executions.CrimeApr 5, 2021
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‘Grim Sleeper’ serial killer found dead in Calif. prison cellLonnie Franklin, 67, was on death row for killing 10 women in California.WorldMar 30, 2020
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‘Just Mercy’ review: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx shine in heartbreaking true story'Just Mercy' is an emotional, heavy movie, anchored by incredible performances.EntertainmentJan 10, 2020
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How a 1937 mafia hit and wrongful conviction led Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend death penalty in CaliforniaCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom was about 10 years old when he met a man wrongfully convicted of murder.WorldMar 14, 2019
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Suge Knight’s son doubles down, claims the late Tupac Shakur is ‘in studio’"I got Pac back in the studio. New music coming," claimed Suge J. Knight. "This ain't a joke."EntertainmentJan 23, 2019
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Tennessee executes man convicted in rape, murder of 7-year-old girl in 1985Tennessee conducted its first execution in nearly a decade on Thursday, administering a lethal injection to a man convicted of the 1985 rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl he was babysitting.CrimeAug 9, 2018
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