Tag: Capital Punishment
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Prosecutors will seek death penalty for suspect in killing of Charlie Kirk
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man accused of killing political activist Charlie Kirk with a single shot at Utah Valley University, officials announced Tuesday. “I do not take this decision lightly,” said Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray during a news conference. “It’s a decision I made independently as county…
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New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand
A judge has dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state’s case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state’s second-degree murder charges against him
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Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be executed
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade has apologized for advocating the execution of mentally ill homeless people
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Florida man who killed 2 women set for lethal injection next month, extending execution record
A Florida man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a rural pond in 1996 is scheduled to be put to death in October under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who continues to set a record pace for executions
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NC lawmakers likely to propose tougher pretrial release laws after fatal stabbing
North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders are pushing for stricter pretrial release laws after a Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte train
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Why author John Grisham is chronicling the life of Robert Roberson in ‘SHAKEN’
DALLAS — John Grisham is embarking on his next legal thriller — and he’s leaving its ending up to the state of Texas to decide. In what will be the third nonfiction project of Grisham’s decadeslong career, “SHAKEN: The Rush to Execute an Innocent Man,” is set to publish June 9, 2026. The book will…
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A month out from his third execution date, Robert Roberson is not ready to die
LIVINGSTON, Texas — Robert Roberson III is not ready to die. After more than two decades housed almost exclusively in isolation and two narrowly-avoided executions, the 58-year-old has just over a month left before the state’s third attempt to put him to death. “ I’m not afraid to die,” he clarifies, “but I’m not ready to…
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Trump calls for death penalty for suspect in Charlotte stabbing of Ukrainian refugee
President Donald Trump has called for the suspect who was charged with fatally stabbing a Ukrainian woman on a North Carolina light rail to receive the death penalty. “The ANIMAL who so violently killed the beautiful young lady from Ukraine, who came to America searching for peace and safety, should be given a ‘Quick’ (there…
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Man faces federal charge in killing of Ukrainian woman on Charlotte train
The Justice Department has charged a man with the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train
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A tattoo, the N-word, a different crime: Colorado justices hear appeal of former death row inmate
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Almost 20 years after the murders of a young couple in Aurora, the Colorado Supreme Court heard the appeal of the man convicted of orchestrating the killings and who now alleges numerous errors pervaded his trial. Arapahoe County jurors convicted Robert Keith Ray for the 2005 slayings of Javad Marshall-Fields and Vivian Wolfe. He received…