Lisa Montgomery, Corey Johnson and Dustin Higgs are to be put to death this week. Montgomery is scheduled for Tuesday, Johnson for Thursday and Higgs for Friday. There is a massive outcry among Americans for different reasons: the legality of these sentences, the risk of COVID-19 and the humanity of the lethal injection.
Innocent Man on Death Row: The Dustin Higgs Case
Dustin Higgs is sentenced to die for the murders of Tamika Black, Mishann Chinn, and Tanji Jackson. The problem? He did not kill them.
Misch Charged With Murder 30 Years Later
David Misch has finally been charged with the 1988 murder of 9-year-old Michaela Garecht after DNA evidence connected him to the crime scene. Before he became a suspect in Michaela’s case, Misch was already in prison for committing three other other murders that occurred around the same time that Michaela was abducted.
‘Twitter killer’ confesses to nine murders
Takahiro Shiraishi known as ‘twitter killer’ has pleaded guilty to murder in court Wednesday. Shiraishi, 29, was arrested in 2017 when police found body parts in his apartment. The serial murderer targeted women contemplating suicide on Twitter claiming he could help them die or commit suicide with them.
Tinder Dating Turned To Murder
Rinaldi Harley Wismanu, 32, a human resource development manager at a construction company was murdered, chopped into pieces then robbed by a female who is identified as, LAS of 27, and her boyfriend, DAF of 26 from Tinder.
Grandmother Could Face Death Penalty In Alleged ‘Systematic Torture And Beatings’ Of 12-Year-Old Grandson
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a Montana grandmother who’s accused of carrying out the “systematic torture” of a 12-year-old boy. Patricia Batts, 48, was charged in the murder of her grandson, James Alex Hurley, whose emaciated and beaten body was found in February.
Missouri to seek death penalty in Wisconsin brothers’ deaths
The state of Missouri plans to seek the death penalty against a man charged with killing two brothers from Wisconsin, according to the man’s new attorney. Garland Nelson is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and several other counts in the deaths of Nicholas and Justin Diemel, of Shawano County, Wisconsin.
Saudi Arabia stops death penalty for people who committed crimes as minors
Saudi Arabia is abolishing the death penalty for people who committed crimes as minors, the state-backed Human Rights Commission (HRC) said in a statement Sunday.
Death Sentence Upheld For Man Convicted Of Locking Young Girl In Box And Letting Her Suffocate
John Allen is one of several adults who were convicted of abusing Ame Deal; she died after Allen locked her in a box as punishment and left her there while he went to sleep.
Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For Mom Accused Of Hanging Kids By Dog Leash, Staging Their Deaths As Suicides
Lisa Snyder claimed her 8-year-old son Conner hung himself and his 4-year-old sister Brinley because he was being bullied at school, but investigators say she was just covering up her own heinous deed.
Jury selection starts for man accused of barbershop slaying
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of an Alabama man charged with killing three people at a barbershop during a robbery attempt.
Alabama executes inmate Nathaniel Woods
Alabama has executed inmate Nathaniel Woods for the 2004 murders of three Birmingham police officers, the state corrections department said.
Golden State Killer Suspect Offers to Plead Guilty to 13 Murder Counts to Be Spared Death Penalty
New court filings claim Joseph James DeAngelo will cooperate if prosecutors agree not to seek the death penalty
10th Circuit orders hearing for man in Oklahoma killings
A man sentenced to death for killing a Texas couple camping in Oklahoma nearly 20 years ago has won a chance to prove he should be spared the death penalty over questions about why his lawyer didn’t tell jurors of the client’s brain damage.
Serial killer Phillip Jablonski dies on California death row
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A serial killer whose five victims included two wives has died on California’s death row, authorities said Monday.
Phillip Carl Jablonski, 73, was found unresponsive in his San Quentin State Prison cell on Friday and pronounced dead within minutes. His cause of death is awaiting an autopsy, but he had been assigned a single cell, said corrections department spokeswoman Terri Hardy.
5 Saudis sentenced to death for role in killing Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi
Five men have been sentenced to death for their roles in the killing of former Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashogghi, Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor announced Monday. The five unnamed individuals have been sentenced to death for “committing and directly participating in the murder of the victim,” according to the Saudi public prosecutor.
Akali Dal welcomes commutation of Rajoana’s death sentence
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has welcomed the Centre’s decision to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, into life imprisonment.
Man who killed 6 family members gets death sentence for Texas attack
One child of the Stay family survived by playing dead. Cassidy Stay said she hopes her experience will give others strength in difficult circumstances.
Man accused of killing Muslim teen indicted on capital murder charges
A grand jury has formally charged a 22-year-old man with capital murder and rape in the death of Nabra Hassanen, who was killed on her walk back to a Virginia mosque.
Prosecutors will ask for death penalty against suspect in Alabama police shooting
A police officer responding to a domestic disturbance in Auburn, Alabama, late Sunday was shot dead, authorities said.
Judge sentences man to death for used car lot slayings
A judge has sentenced a man to death for the slayings of a couple at their Cleveland used car lot.
U.S. prosecutors weigh death penalty for accused Pittsburgh synagogue shooter
The case of Robert Bowers, the man accused of massacring 11 people at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue last year was set to return to a federal courtroom on Thursday, as prosecutors weigh whether to pursue the death penalty against him. Bowers has pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh to a 63-count indictment. Some of the charges, including murder as a hate crime, can carry the death penalty.
Florida to execute man convicted of abducting, killing eight women in 1984
A 65-year-old man known as one of Florida’s most notorious serial killers who was convicted of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing eight women in 1984 is scheduled to be executed on Thursday.
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Serial killer Bobby Joe Long scheduled to be executed in Florida for 1984 killing spree
“Every time you went home at night, you would think about if we don’t catch this guy, someone else is going to be murdered,” one investigator said.
Woman who helped put away serial killer awaits his execution
A serial killer who terrorized Florida with a murderous spree that claimed 10 women in 1984 was put to death Thursday, his execution witnessed by a woman who survived one of his attacks and aided in his capture.
New Hampshire House overrides veto of death penalty repeal
The New Hampshire House has taken a big step toward eliminating the state’s death penalty by overriding the governor’s veto.
Tennessee to execute man convicted for wife’s murder three decades ago
A 68-year-old man who was convicted three decades ago of suffocating his wife with a large plastic garbage bag, a crime he blamed on an inmate on work release, is scheduled to be executed on Thursday in Tennessee.