Arizona prisoner to die by lethal injection, not gas chamber
2 years, 4 months ago

Arizona prisoner to die by lethal injection, not gas chamber

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Arizona prisoner who is scheduled to be executed in three weeks for two 1980 killings will be put to death by lethal injection, making him the third condemned person to decline lethal gas since the state refurbished the chamber where it carried out the last U.S. execution by gas more than 20 years ago. Attorneys for Murray Hooper said Wednesday that he declined to pick a method of execution when corrections officials asked him if he wanted to die by lethal injection or the gas chamber. The state’s gas chamber at the prison in Florence, southeast of Phoenix, was dormant as Arizona started using lethal injection. Hooper would be the third Arizona prisoner put to death since the state resumed carrying out executions in May following a nearly eight-year hiatus attributed to the difficulty of obtaining lethal injection drugs and criticism that a 2014 execution was botched.

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Arizona Executes A Man Who Murdered His Girlfriend's Ex-husband
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5 days, 16 hours ago

Arizona Executes A Man Who Murdered His Girlfriend's Ex-husband

Huff Post  

Aaron Brian Gunches, 53, was lethally injected with pentobarbital at the Arizona State Prison Complex. via Associated Press FLORENCE, Ariz. — An Arizona man who kidnapped and murdered his girlfriend’s ex-husband was executed Wednesday, the second of four prisoners scheduled to be put to death this week in the U.S. Aaron Brian Gunches, 53, was lethally injected with pentobarbital at …

Arizona executes a man who murdered his girlfriend’s ex-husband
6 days, 7 hours ago

Arizona executes a man who murdered his girlfriend’s ex-husband

Associated Press  

FLORENCE, Ariz. — An Arizona man who kidnapped and murdered his girlfriend’s ex-husband was executed Wednesday, the second of four prisoners scheduled to be put to death this week in the U.S. Aaron Brian Gunches, 53, was lethally injected with pentobarbital at the Arizona State Prison Complex in the town of Florence, John Barcello, deputy director of Arizona’s department of …

Arizona set to execute first death row prisoner in over two years
6 days, 11 hours ago

Arizona set to execute first death row prisoner in over two years

India Today  

An Arizona man who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder was scheduled to be executed Wednesday in the state’s first use of the death penalty in more than two years. Late last year, Hobbs fired the retired judge she had appointed to conduct the review, and the state’s corrections department announced changes in the team that lethally injects death row prisoners. …

An Arizona prisoner whose execution is coming up isn’t asking for a reprieve
2 weeks, 1 day ago

An Arizona prisoner whose execution is coming up isn’t asking for a reprieve

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A prisoner scheduled to be executed next week in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years will not ask for a reprieve from his death sentence. The Arizona Supreme Court issued a death warrant for Gunches nearly two years ago, but the sentence wasn’t carried out because the state’s Democratic attorney …

Arizona GOP lawmakers advance firing squad execution proposal
1 month ago

Arizona GOP lawmakers advance firing squad execution proposal

Raw Story  

by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona Mirror February 18, 2025 A Republican proposal that would amend the Arizona Constitution to execute prisoners by firing squad instead of lethal injection passed its first hurdle Tuesday. Duncan concluded that, although lethal injection appears to be painless and humane, the reality is that it is “fundamentally unreliable, unworkable and unacceptably prone to errors.” Duncan also …

Arizona to execute first death row inmate in two years
1 month, 1 week ago

Arizona to execute first death row inmate in two years

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Arizona will next month …

Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas

Hindustan Times  

ATMORE, Ala. — An Alabama man convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday evening in the nation’s fourth execution using nitrogen gas. Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas Demetrius Frazier, 52, was pronounced dead at 6:36 p.m. at …

An Arizona prisoner is asking to be executed sooner than the state wants
2 months, 3 weeks ago

An Arizona prisoner is asking to be executed sooner than the state wants

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — An Arizona death row prisoner asked the state’s highest court to skip legal formalities and schedule his execution earlier than authorities were aiming for, pushing as he had in the past to have his death sentence carried out. In a handwritten court filing this week, Gunches asked the state Supreme Court to schedule his execution for mid-February for …

Arizona executions to resume, breaking 2-year pause during review of state death penalty procedures
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Arizona executions to resume, breaking 2-year pause during review of state death penalty procedures

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Executions will resume in Arizona following a two-year pause, the state’s top prosecutor says. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Wednesday that she will soon seek an execution warrant for Aaron Brian Gunches, who is on death row after being convicted of killing his girlfriend’s ex-husband. Mayes said her …

Alabama execution using nitrogen gas, the first ever, again puts US at front of death penalty debate
1 year, 1 month ago

Alabama execution using nitrogen gas, the first ever, again puts US at front of death penalty debate

The Hindu  

A man put to death using nitrogen gas appeared to shake and convulse on the gurney as Alabama carried out the first-of-its-kind execution that once again placed the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. “I’ll end by saying Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett got her justice tonight.” The European Union and the UN Human Rights Office expressed regret …

Alabama carries out first US execution by asphyxiation with nitrogen gas
1 year, 1 month ago

Alabama carries out first US execution by asphyxiation with nitrogen gas

Al Jazeera  

Convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, who survived an earlier execution attempt by lethal injection, was killed on Thursday night. Officials said 58-year-old Smith was pronounced dead at 8:25pm on Thursday at Holman Correctional Facility in Alabama after breathing pure nitrogen gas through a face mask to cause oxygen deprivation. His death marks the first time that a new execution method has …

Nitrogen gas execution: How it works
1 year, 2 months ago

Nitrogen gas execution: How it works

CNN  

CNN — Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night, marking the nation’s first known execution using nitrogen gas. This month, United Nations experts raised the alarm that Smith’s execution could constitute torture, saying in a news release, “We are concerned that nitrogen hypoxia would result in a painful and humiliating death.” While doctors couldn’t say definitely, ahead …

Lawsuit protesting Arizona governor’s refusal to execute prisoner dismissed
1 year, 9 months ago

Lawsuit protesting Arizona governor’s refusal to execute prisoner dismissed

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A lawsuit that alleged Arizona Gov. The lawsuit dismissed Thursday had tried unsuccessfully to force the Democratic governor, who had ordered a review of Arizona’s death penalty protocols because of the state’s history of mismanaged executions, to carry out the execution of Aaron Gunches for his murder conviction in the 2002 killing of Ted Price. Democratic Attorney General …

Retired judge picked to review Arizona’s execution process
2 years, 1 month ago

Retired judge picked to review Arizona’s execution process

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A retired federal magistrate judge was appointed to review the execution process in Arizona as part of an examination ordered by Gov. Katie Hobbs of procurement of lethal injection drugs and other death penalty protocols due to the state’s history of mismanaging executions. While Hobbs didn’t declare a moratorium on the death penalty, Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes …

Arizona executions on hold amid review ordered by governor
2 years, 2 months ago

Arizona executions on hold amid review ordered by governor

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s attorney general has put a hold on executions in the state until the completion of a review of death penalty protocols ordered by the new governor due to the state’s history of mismanaging executions. Katie Hobbs, Arizona’s first Democratic governor since 2009, came as the state’s new Democratic attorney general, Kris Mayes, withdrew her Republican predecessor’s request …

Racism, gruesome errors, and botched executions: Inside America’s four-person, 48-hour execution spree
2 years, 4 months ago

Racism, gruesome errors, and botched executions: Inside America’s four-person, 48-hour execution spree

The Independent  

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Arizona executes man for 1980 killings of 2 people
2 years, 4 months ago

Arizona executes man for 1980 killings of 2 people

Associated Press  

FLORENCE, Ariz. — An Arizona man convicted of murdering two people in 1980 was put to death Wednesday in the state’s third execution since officials resumed carrying out the death penalty in May after a nearly eight-year hiatus. Murray Hooper, 76, received a lethal injection at the state prison in Florence for the killings of William “Pat” Redmond and his …

Lawyers for Arizona inmate facing execution file new appeal
2 years, 4 months ago

Lawyers for Arizona inmate facing execution file new appeal

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Lawyers for an Arizona death row inmate scheduled to be executed on Nov. 16 have filed a new appeal. Murray Hooper’s attorneys filed another petition for post-conviction relief Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court, saying “newly discovered material facts” have been discovered in the case and the 76-year-old inmate should be entitled to a new trial. Hooper and …

Arizona prisoner to die by lethal injection, not gas chamber
2 years, 4 months ago

Arizona prisoner to die by lethal injection, not gas chamber

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — An Arizona prisoner who is scheduled to be executed in three weeks for two 1980 killings will be put to death by lethal injection, making him the third condemned person to decline lethal gas since the state refurbished the chamber where it carried out the last U.S. execution by gas more than 20 years ago. Attorneys for Murray …

Arizona Supreme Court could issue execution warrant Oct. 12
2 years, 7 months ago

Arizona Supreme Court could issue execution warrant Oct. 12

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court said Wednesday that a warrant of execution for death row inmate Murray Hooper could be issued in two months. A briefing schedule issued by the state’s high court shows the state’s motion for an execution warrant must be filed by the end of the week. If the motion is granted when the court considers …

Arizona prisoner won’t be executed in gas chamber
2 years, 10 months ago

Arizona prisoner won’t be executed in gas chamber

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — An Arizona prisoner is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in less than three weeks for killing an 8-year-old girl, marking the second condemned man to decline lethal gas since the state refurbished its gas chamber — a method of execution that hasn’t been used in the United States in more than 20 years. Death penalty experts …

Execution ends Arizona 8-year hiatus with the death penalty
2 years, 10 months ago

Execution ends Arizona 8-year hiatus with the death penalty

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s nearly eight-year hiatus in using the death penalty ended with the execution of Clarence Dixon for killing a college student 44 years ago, making him the sixth person to be put to death in the U.S. so far this year. Dixon’s death Wednesday for the 1978 killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin broke the …

Execution ends Arizona 8-year hiatus with the death penalty
2 years, 10 months ago

Execution ends Arizona 8-year hiatus with the death penalty

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Arizona’s nearly eight-year hiatus in …

Arizona executes first prisoner in nearly eight years after Supreme Court declines to hear case
2 years, 10 months ago

Arizona executes first prisoner in nearly eight years after Supreme Court declines to hear case

LA Times  

Clarence Dixon, who was convicted of murdering a college student in 1978, was executed Wednesday in Arizona. An Arizona man convicted of killing a college student in 1978 was put to death Wednesday after a nearly eight-year hiatus in the state’s use of the death penalty brought on by its last execution, a nearly two-hour episode that critics say was …

Arizona death-row prisoner won’t be executed in gas chamber
2 years, 10 months ago

Arizona death-row prisoner won’t be executed in gas chamber

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A prisoner scheduled to be executed in three weeks in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in nearly eight years will die by lethal injection and not in the gas chamber — a method that hasn’t been used in the United States in more than two decades. Clarence Dixon declined to pick a method …

Arizona death-row prisoner won’t be executed in gas chamber
2 years, 11 months ago

Arizona death-row prisoner won’t be executed in gas chamber

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A prisoner scheduled to be …

Lawyers for prisoner say he’s mentally unfit to be executed
2 years, 11 months ago

Lawyers for prisoner say he’s mentally unfit to be executed

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Attorneys for a prisoner scheduled to become the first person to be executed in Arizona in nearly eight years are making another bid to try to stop his execution, arguing their client’s psychological problems keep him from rationally understanding why the state wants to end his life. In an order Friday, a Pinal County judge concluded defense lawyers …

Arizona schedules its first execution in nearly eight years for 11 May
2 years, 11 months ago

Arizona schedules its first execution in nearly eight years for 11 May

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Arizona Supreme Court issued …

1st execution in Arizona in nearly 8 years set for May 11
2 years, 11 months ago

1st execution in Arizona in nearly 8 years set for May 11

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court issued an execution warrant Thursday for a death-row prisoner in what would be the state’s first use of the death penalty in nearly eight years. About a year ago, prosecutors took steps to seek the executions of Dixon and Frank Atwood, a death row prisoner in an unrelated case, but the litigation was put …

Arizona seeks to resume executions after 7-year hiatus
3 years, 1 month ago

Arizona seeks to resume executions after 7-year hiatus

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Prosecutors on Thursday asked the Arizona Supreme Court to issue an execution warrant for a convicted killer that if carried out would be the state’s first use of the death penalty in seven years. Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office filed the request for a warrant of execution against Clarence Dixon, who was convicted and sentenced to death in …

Arizona secretly refurbishes its GAS CHAMBER for death row inmates
3 years, 9 months ago

Arizona secretly refurbishes its GAS CHAMBER for death row inmates

Daily Mail  

Arizona has secretly refurbished its gas chamber as it plans to execute death row inmates using the same pesticide the Nazis used to kill 865,000 Jews at Auschwitz. No one has been executed by gas chamber in Arizona - or nationwide - in more than two decades when convicted killer Walter LaGrand was put to death in the state's facility …

Arizona refurbishes gas chamber in push to resume executions
3 years, 9 months ago

Arizona refurbishes gas chamber in push to resume executions

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — As it aims to resume executions after a seven-year hiatus, Arizona has refurbished its gas chamber, where the nation’s last lethal-gas execution was carried out more than two decades ago before the United States rejected the brutal nature of the deaths. The state corrections department said in a statement that it’s “prepared to fulfill its constitutional obligations, carry …

Arizona prepares to execute death row inmates with gas Nazis used
3 years, 9 months ago

Arizona prepares to execute death row inmates with gas Nazis used

Al Jazeera  

After suspending executions due to a botched lethal injection in 2014, Arizona now has 115 inmates awaiting execution. State records reported by The Guardian show the Arizona prison system tested the operation of the gas chamber and officials produced detailed procedures for its use, prompting an outcry from opponents of the death penalty. A petition circulated on May 31 by …

Official: Arizona to resume executions after 5-year hiatus
5 years, 7 months ago

Official: Arizona to resume executions after 5-year hiatus

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona is poised to resume executions after a five-year hiatus brought on by an execution that critics said was botched, a subsequent lawsuit challenging the way the state carries out the death penalty, and the difficulty of finding lethal injection drugs, Attorney General Mark Brnovich said. “Regardless of where they go to get the drugs for executions, we …

Judge: Arizona doesn’t have to reveal execution drug sources
7 years, 6 months ago

Judge: Arizona doesn’t have to reveal execution drug sources

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona does not have to reveal who provides its execution drugs, a judge ruled Thursday in a lawsuit arguing that the information would help the public determine whether the death penalty is carried out humanely and promote confidence in the criminal justice system. U.S. District Judge Murray Snow ruled that the media outlets didn’t show they had a …

Arizona killer takes 2 hours to die, fueling lethal-injection debate
10 years, 8 months ago

Arizona killer takes 2 hours to die, fueling lethal-injection debate

LA Times  

A convicted murderer in Arizona gasped and snorted for more than 90 minutes after a lethal injection Wednesday, his attorneys and witnesses said, dying in a botched execution that prompted the governor to order an investigation and the state Supreme Court to mandate that the materials used in the procedure be preserved. Wood’s last words were to his victims’ family, …

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