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New execution methods may soon come to Florida. Here’s why
Next month, the state of Florida will officially be allowed to use new means of executing prisoners on death row — with some ...
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As the number of executions in Florida grows, so do the questions
Gudinas's execution is Florida's seventh this year. And already, Governor Ron DeSantis has signed an 8th warrant—tying the ...
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SEEKING DEATH: Prosecutors’ secret vote delayed a death penalty case for years
This video report is the fifth chapter in Seeking Death, an investigative series by ABC15 and ProPublica, which reviewed ...
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Judge Criticizes Delays in Crocker Case as Death Penalty Trial Looms
Five years after the discovery of Mary and Elwyn Jr.'s bodies, courtroom tensions rise over how long it's taking to bring ...
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Missouri judges can levy death if juries deadlock. Some say the law is unconstitutional
Missouri is one of two states where a judge can hand down death when juries cannot agree unanimously on a sentence. Since the ...
Before Robert F. Prevost was the pope, he thanked Gov. Pat Quinn for ending the death penalty
Catholic organizations had lobbied Pat Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not previously aware of ...
Indiana Attorney General's Office asks for execution date for death row inmate Roy Lee Ward
Roy Lee Ward was sentenced to death in 2007 for the 2001 rape and murder of 15-year-old Stacy Payne. He has been on death row ...
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DIGGING DEEPER: History of the death penalty in Minnesota
The high-profile assassination of a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband could bring about a form of punishment outlawed in ...
Judges in Missouri can levy death if juries deadlock. Some say the law is unconstitutional
Missouri is one of two states where a judge can hand down death when juries cannot agree unanimously on a sentence.