Death Penalty

Rappers who back the former president Donald Trump are being criticized by Rev. Al Sharpton. Considering his past with the Central Park Five, Sharpton asked how Black individuals, even rappers, might agree with Trump throughout an…

Over the protestations of his attorneys, Missouri executed a death row convict for the 2002 murder of a little girl. According to court records, Johnny Johnson, 45, was sentenced to death for murdering 6-year-old Casey Williamson after…

The Florida plastic surgeon arrested after killing a lawyer and dumping a victim’s body over medical billing will face the death penalty. Florida Plastic Surgeon Arrested After Allegedly Killing Lawyer and Dumping His Body in Dumpster…

An Alabama man avoided the death penalty after pleading guilty to fatally shooting his pregnant wife over an alleged affair. Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting His Pregnant Wife and Killing Their Unborn Son Due to Alleged…

Bryan Patrick Miller is guilty of two counts of murder, attempted sexual assault, and kidnapping in separate crimes in early 1990. The Phoenix man was sentenced to death. A Phoenix man was sentenced to death for killing two…

When YNW Melly goes on trial later this month for the murder of two pals, a change in Florida law might make it easier for the 24-year-old rapper to receive the death penalty if convicted. Melly, whose official name is…

A Missouri inmate whose execution was set for Tuesday for his part in the killings of two jail guards has had a stay of execution lifted by a federal appeals court. After being found guilty of murdering Randolph County jail…

Prosecutors in a Pennsylvania county announced Friday that they will seek the death penalty against a 22-year-old man who was on house arrest and wearing an ankle monitor for a previous shooting when he allegedly killed two young brothers…

A 22-year-old man pleaded not guilty after being arrested for killing a woman near a hiking trail in Phoenix. 22-Year-Old Man Allegedly Stabbed Woman To Death Near Hiking Trail A 22-year-old man named Zion William Teasley was arrested…

A Minnesota man serving a death sentence for sexually assaulting and killing a North Dakota student received a sentence reduction to life in prison. Minnesota Man Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted and Murdered 22-Year-Old Student in North…