When 11-year-old Teresa Mae McAbee was kidnapped, raped, strangled and drowned in the small Florida city of Mascotte nearly 40 years ago, a surprising suspect emerged: a rookie cop named James Duckett ...

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is urging Gov. Andy Beshear to authorize executions for more than a dozen death row inmates, including Ralph Baze. Baze was sentenced to death for the 1992 ...

Port St. Lucie police search for missing teen last seen on April 11 The Port St. Lucie Police is looking for a teenage boy who was last seen on Saturday, April 11. Boca Raton approves new private ...

James Duckett has been temporarily spared ahead of his Tuesday execution. The state’s highest court could lift the order based on DNA results. James Duckett appears in a photo taken on death row at ...

An execution warrant has been issued by the Arizona Supreme Court for Leroy Dean McGill. McGill was convicted of killing Charles Perez and the attempted murder of another victim. McGill is scheduled ...

Tennessee’s sole female death row inmate, Christa Pike, is set to be the first woman executed in the state in more than 200 years. Her execution is scheduled for September 30, 2026 — more than 30 ...

Florida executed 19 people last year, more than any calendar year in state history and three times more than any other state last year. This year, Florida is on pace to beat that record. As of March ...

Christa Gail Pike was just 18 years old when she committed a crime that dominated headlines for years: She tortured and murdered her romantic rival in Tennessee and later showed off a piece of the ...

Soleimani compares Mohammadi's execution to his own past ordeal United World Wrestling calls for fair trial for Mohammadi Soleimani hopes Iran competes under pre-revolution flag at World Cup March 20 ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, March 16, denied a last-minute petition from Michael King, 54, who is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, March 17, by lethal injection. King faces execution for the ...