Texas executes man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son, 7
2 years, 1 month ago

Texas executes man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son, 7

Associated Press  

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas inmate who killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son more than 17 years ago was executed on Wednesday, after courts rejected his appeals over claims of religious freedom violations and indifference to his medical needs. Barbee received a lethal injection on the same day that Arizona executed Murray Hooper for killing two people during a home robbery in Phoenix on New Year’s Eve 1980. The Texas Attorney General’s Office had said in a previous court filing that Barbee’s claims were moot, as state prison officials are allowing his spiritual adviser to touch him and pray aloud during his execution. Also Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt denied a separate request by Barbee’s attorneys for an execution stay over claims the inmate’s right to avoid cruel and unusual punishment would be violated. In a court filing from earlier this month, lawyers with the Texas Attorney General’s Office assured Hoyt that prison officials would make accommodations for Barbee and allow his arms to remain bent, and if needed would find another location to place the IV lines.

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5 U.S. death row inmates were executed in one week, the most in decades
3 months, 2 weeks ago

5 U.S. death row inmates were executed in one week, the most in decades

LA Times  

Death row inmates in five states have been put to death in the span of one week, an unusually high number of executions that defies a yearslong trend of decline in both the use and support of the death penalty in the U.S. Two more death row inmates, in Missouri and Texas, were pronounced dead Tuesday evening following executions, and …

Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 fatal shooting of a convenience store owner after the governor again rejected a recommendation from the state’s parole board to spare a death row inmate’s life. Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and was declared dead at 10:17 a.m. “A …

Utah man who killed woman is put to death by lethal injection in state’s first execution since 2010
5 months ago

Utah man who killed woman is put to death by lethal injection in state’s first execution since 2010

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man who killed his girlfriend’s mother by slashing her throat was put to death by lethal injection early Thursday in the state’s first execution since 2010. Take care.” Honie was 22 when he broke into Benn’s house in Cedar City, the tribal headquarters of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, after a day of …

Texas inmate facing execution for 2001 fatal shooting as his lawyers argue he's no longer a danger
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas inmate facing execution for 2001 fatal shooting as his lawyers argue he's no longer a danger

The Independent  

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Missouri man executed for killing his cousin and her husband in 2006
9 months ago

Missouri man executed for killing his cousin and her husband in 2006

Associated Press  

— A Missouri man was executed Tuesday for killing his cousin and her husband nearly two decades ago in an attack that left the couple’s 4-year-old daughter home alone and unharmed. After they went to bed, Dorsey took a shotgun from the garage and killed both of them before sexually assaulting Sarah Bonnie’s body, prosecutors said. Mike Parson denied a …

Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman
1 year, 5 months ago

Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after his escape from a prison work center. Jemaine Cannon, 51, received a lethal injection at 10:01 a.m. and was pronounced dead 12 minutes later at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. A federal appeals court late Wednesday denied …

Oklahoma prepares to execute man for 1995 slaying of Tulsa woman
1 year, 5 months ago

Oklahoma prepares to execute man for 1995 slaying of Tulsa woman

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Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman
1 year, 5 months ago

Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman

LA Times  

This Feb. 11 booking photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Jemaine Cannon. Oklahoma executed Cannon on Thursday for stabbing 20-year-old Sharonda Clark to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after his escape from a prison work center. A federal appeals court late Wednesday denied Cannon’s last-minute appeal seeking a stay of execution in …

Texas executes inmate for killing 4 during drug robbery
1 year, 10 months ago

Texas executes inmate for killing 4 during drug robbery

Associated Press  

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Texas has executed an inmate convicted of the drug-related killings of four people more than 30 years ago, including a woman who was 9-months pregnant. Killed during the drug robbery were 32-year-old Jose Tovar; his wife’s 17-year-old son, Frank Farias; 19-year-old Jessica Quiñones, the pregnant girlfriend of another son of Rachel Tovar; and 21-year-old neighbor Audrey Brown. …

Cop killing Missouri man executed by lethal injection
2 years, 1 month ago

Cop killing Missouri man executed by lethal injection

Daily Mail  

A Missouri man who killed a police officer he blamed for his brother's death in what friends have described as a 'crime of passion' was executed on Tuesday after refusing a final statement and meal. Kevin Johnson, 37, died by lethal injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre for the 2005 murder of Kirkwood Police Officer William …

Racism, gruesome errors, and botched executions: Inside America’s four-person, 48-hour execution spree
2 years, 1 month ago

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

The Independent  

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Texas executes man, 55, with injection 17 years after he killed pregnant ex-girlfriend and son
2 years, 1 month ago

Texas executes man, 55, with injection 17 years after he killed pregnant ex-girlfriend and son

Daily Mail  

A Texas inmate who killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son more than 17 years ago was executed on Wednesday, after courts rejected his appeals over claims of religious freedom violations and indifference to his medical needs. Stephen Barbee, 55, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville Barbee was charged in 2005 for murdering Lisa Underwood, …

Arizona Supreme Court could issue execution warrant Oct. 12
2 years, 4 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 …

Texas carries out execution of oldest death row inmate as Melissa Lucio continues to fight for freedom
2 years, 8 months ago

Texas carries out execution of oldest death row inmate as Melissa Lucio continues to fight for freedom

The Independent  

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Oklahoma executes man for 1985 slaying of schoolteacher
3 years, 1 month ago

Oklahoma executes man for 1985 slaying of schoolteacher

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for the 1985 shooting death of an Oklahoma City-area schoolteacher after courts rejected his claim that the state’s lethal injection method would result in unconstitutional pain and suffering. He was declared dead at 10:16 a.m. Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor said in statement that the execution “was carried out with zero complications.” …

Absent media, Texas executes inmate who killed great aunt
3 years, 7 months ago

Absent media, Texas executes inmate who killed great aunt

Associated Press  

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man convicted of fatally beating his 83-year-old great aunt more than two decades ago was executed Wednesday evening without media witnesses present because prison agency officials neglected to notify reporters it was time to carry out the punishment. Quintin Jones received the lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the September 1999 killing …

US government executes man convicted of killing Texas teen
4 years, 1 month ago

US government executes man convicted of killing Texas teen

Associated Press  

— Orlando Hall got stiffed on a drug deal and went to a Texas apartment looking for the two brothers who took his money. On Sept. 26, Hall and two other men drove Rene to Byrd Lake Natural Area in Pine Bluff, her eyes covered by a mask. We have been dealing with this for 26 years and now we’re …

Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 people in 1993 to be executed
4 years, 5 months ago

Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 people in 1993 to be executed

Associated Press  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A ruthless Iowa meth kingpin who killed five people, including two young girls, in 1993 to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week. Mark Bennett, the federal judge who oversaw Honken’s trial, said he generally opposes the death penalty, but that if anyone deserved …

Missouri carries out 1st US execution since pandemic began
4 years, 7 months ago

Missouri carries out 1st US execution since pandemic began

Associated Press  

— A Missouri man was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday for fatally stabbing an 81-year-old woman nearly three decades ago, the first U.S. execution since the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Barton’s attorney, Fred Duchardt Jr., and attorneys for death row inmates in the other states argued that the pandemic prevented them from safely conducting thorough investigations for clemency …

The Latest: Alabama executes man for 1997 quadruple killing
5 years, 7 months ago

The Latest: Alabama executes man for 1997 quadruple killing

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — The Latest on the scheduled Alabama execution of a man convicted in a quadruple killing : 7:45 p.m. Prison officials say 41-year-old inmate Michael Brandon Samra was pronounced dead at 7:33 p.m. following a lethal injection at the state prison at Atmore. Samra and a friend, Mark Duke, were convicted of capital murder in the deaths of …

Man executed for killing wife decades ago in Memphis
5 years, 7 months ago

Man executed for killing wife decades ago in Memphis

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A man convicted of killing his wife decades ago at a camping center he managed in Memphis prayed and sang hymns as he was put to death Thursday in Tennessee. Given permission by the warden, he sang “They’ll Know We Are Christians” and then “Soon and Very Soon.” His voice trailed off in the middle of the …

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