Mexican man who killed wife, 2 children set to die in Texas

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for a Mexican citizen scheduled to be executed in Texas for the sledgehammer killings of his wife and two children say his life should be spared because he is a “bipolar, brain-injured” person who was severely abused as a child. Roberto Moreno Ramos was set to die by lethal injection... Read More

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Roberto Moreno Ramos

November 6, 2018

2 California death row inmates found dead; suicide suspected

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two condemned multiple murderers, including a serial killer, apparently committed suicide within hours of each other on the nation’s largest death row, California officials said Monday. Corrections officials said they found Andrew Urdiales, 54, unresponsive during a security check at San Quentin State Prison late Friday. He was sentenced to death... Read More

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Andrew Urdiales, Virendra Govin

November 2, 2018

Man smiles, says ‘Let’s rock’ before dying in electric chair

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee inmate grimaced and waved goodbye before saying “let’s rock,” moments before he became the first man executed in the electric chair in that state since 2007, put to death Thursday for shooting two men and slitting their throats during a drug deal decades ago. Edmund Zagorski, 63, was pronounced... Read More

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Edmund Zagorski

October 30, 2018

The Latest: Judge says death row inmate’s lawyer needs phone

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on last-minute legal efforts by a Tennessee man scheduled to be executed on Thursday (all times local): 7 p.m. A federal judge has ruled that a Tennessee death row inmate cannot be executed unless prison officials give his attorney access to a phone during the execution. The Tennessean reports... Read More

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Edmund Zagorski

October 30, 2018

South Dakota executes inmate who killed prison guard in 2011

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota inmate who killed a correctional officer seven years ago during a failed prison escape on the guard’s 63rd birthday was put to death Monday evening, marking the state’s first execution since 2012. Rodney Berget, 56, received a lethal injection of an undisclosed drug for the 2011 slaying... Read More

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Rodney Berget

October 29, 2018

South Dakota to carry out first execution since 2012

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man who killed a South Dakota prison guard in a failed escape seven years ago is scheduled to be executed Monday after dropping his death penalty appeal. Rodney Berget, 56, will be put to death for the 2011 slaying of Ronald “R.J.” Johnson, who was beaten with a pipe... Read More

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Rodney Berget

October 26, 2018

Jury spares life of soldier convicted of killing wife, cop

MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A Virginia jury spared the life of an Army staff sergeant convicted of fatally shooting his wife and a rookie police officer after deadlocking Thursday on whether he should be executed. The jury sent a note Thursday morning after 12 hours of deliberation over three days saying that it was split... Read More

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Ronald Hamilton

October 19, 2018

California revisits three-strike life sentences

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Up to 4,000 California inmates serving life sentences for nonviolent convictions will have a chance at parole following the state’s decision to let stand a judge’s ruling saying those prisoners are eligible for freedom under a voter-approved law. The state will craft new regulations by January to include the repeat offenders... Read More

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October 11, 2018

Appeals court stays execution of Tennessee death row inmate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily halted the execution of Tennessee death row inmate Edmund Zagorski to allow time for consideration of arguments that he had poor legal representation during his trial and sentencing. In a split decision, a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a... Read More

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Edmund Zagorski

October 9, 2018

Tennessee inmate asks for electrocution after court ruling

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee inmate set to be executed this week is asking the state to die by electric chair over lethal injection, calling the move the “lesser of two evils.” Attorney Kelley Henry confirmed Monday that Edmund Zagorski made the request roughly two hours before the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled the state’s... Read More

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Edmund Zagorski

October 8, 2018

Illinois killer sentenced to death for 5 California murders

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — An Illinois killer convicted of murdering five women in Southern California was sentenced to death on Friday. An Orange County Superior Court judge issued the sentence for 54-year-old former Marine Andrew Urdiales, convicted of killing five women in Riverside, Orange and San Diego counties between 1986 and 1995. The judge’s... Read More

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Andrew Urdiales

September 28, 2018

Man expected to get 2nd conviction, but not death penalty

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man is expected to be convicted a second time in the killing of a supermarket worker 18 years ago but this time spared the death penalty. Donald Fell was convicted in 2005 and sentenced to death under federal law for the 2000 kidnapping and killing of Rutland supermarket worker... Read More

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Donald Fell

September 27, 2018

2nd Texas inmate set for execution this week wants it halted

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate scheduled to be executed Thursday evening has insisted he didn’t fatally run over his girlfriend in a jealous rage more than 18 years ago. Daniel Acker was condemned for the March 2000 slaying of Marquetta George of Sulphur Springs. Prosecutors said he ran over George with his truck... Read More

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Daniel Acker

September 26, 2018

Man who tortured, drowned ex-roommate set to die Wednesday

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate who taunted a jury to sentence him to death is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening for torturing and drowning an East Texas woman in his bathtub and then stuffing her body into a barrel. Troy Clark was condemned for the May 1998 slaying of a former roommate,... Read More

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Troy Clark

Mexican man who killed wife, 2 children set to die in Texas

2 California death row inmates found dead; suicide suspected

Man smiles, says ‘Let’s rock’ before dying in electric chair

The Latest: Judge says death row inmate’s lawyer needs phone

South Dakota executes inmate who killed prison guard in 2011

South Dakota to carry out first execution since 2012

Jury spares life of soldier convicted of killing wife, cop

California revisits three-strike life sentences

Appeals court stays execution of Tennessee death row inmate

Tennessee inmate asks for electrocution after court ruling

Illinois killer sentenced to death for 5 California murders

Man expected to get 2nd conviction, but not death penalty

2nd Texas inmate set for execution this week wants it halted

Man who tortured, drowned ex-roommate set to die Wednesday

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