A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state’s ...

Everyone knows what lies at the end of death row, but what is life like for prisoners who are awaiting their fate? Read on to ...

Oklahoma will seek a new murder trial for longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip but next round without the death penalty.

Richard Glossip will be retried for the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese, but the death penalty is off the table. Oklahoma ...

Gregory Hunt was convicted of killing Karen Lane, a woman he had been dating for about a month, according to court records.

Rep. Matt Simpson's HB20 would add a 22nd factor to Alabama's capital murder law, targeting those who "knowingly create great ...

Vance Boelter is facing several federal charges for allegedly carrying out two separate shootings targeting Minnesota ...

The Atlantic staff writer Elizabeth Bruenig talks about her decision to serve as a witness to state-sanctioned executions, and what she's learned about mercy, faith and the possibility of redemption.

Acting US Attorney Joseph Thompson gave a rundown of the six federal charges against Boelter at a press conference Monday morning, stemming from Sunday’s ambush attack of the Minnesota ...

Scott Panetti had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid delusions, depression and insomnia. His case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The suspect, Vance Boelter, 57, was arrested and charged, concluding an extensive two-day search that rattled Minnesotans. Mr. Boelter surrendered near Green Isle, Minn., a town where he had a home ...