Did a South Carolina firing squad deliberately try to miss a man's heart during an execution last month to prolong his death?
An Alabama man facing death said he should be spared because he did not rape a woman with a broomstick as prosecutors have alleged.
Tennessee executed Oscar Smith after years of delays, with the 75-year-old using his final words to denounce the justice system and insult the governor.
A Tennessee death row inmate begged his family stay away as his execution draws near.
A Tennessee inmate who once was saved from execution by a last-minute reprieve again faces death.
Indiana executed a cop killer by lethal injection Tuesday, the state's first execution in 15 years.
A Mississippi woman still faces the death penalty even though her male accomplice is serving life for the same crimes.
A Texas man facing execution spent his final moments apologizing to the victim's family and telling his wife he loved her.
An Alabama man says he's ready to be put to death, noting that his life was "forfeited" when he raped and murdered his girlfriend's cousin.
South Carolina man who opted to face a firing squad for his crimes enjoyed an upscale final meal before facing death.
A Florida death row inmate wants to halt his execution because his severe obesity and chronic health issues would make lethal injection cruel.
A man convicted of murdering a South Carolina police officer will face execution by firing squad after the state's highest court denied his final appeal.
A Mississippi man facing the death penalty has lost his most recent appeal, despite claims that a juror in his trial was biased against him.
The survivor of a deadly Oklahoma home invasion said she intends to watch the man who attacked her and another woman die, hoping that it will bring closure and that she will "never think of him again."
Aaron Brian Gunches was found guilty of murdering his then-girlfriend's ex-husband in 2003 and sentenced to death in 2008.
Jessie Hoffman Jr. had nothing to say before Louisiana executed with nitrogen gas Tuesday evening.
Jessie Hoffman Jr. was scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia on March 18, but a judge stopped the execution.
Jessie Hoffman Jr. faces a death sentence for the 1996 rape and murder of 28-year-old Mary "Molly" Elliot
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Louisiana from using nitrogen gas to execute a death row inmate just days ahead of his scheduled execution.
An eyewitness to South Carolina's recent execution by firing squad described the event as "more violent"and much "faster" than lethal injection.
Brad Sigmon, a convicted murderer, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina, and used his last words to call for the abolition of the death penalty.
