One prime example is serial killer Aileen Wuornos ... pulled a gun on him in the car and demanded money. Wuornos was executed ...

Louisiana has resumed executions using a novel nitrogen gas method — a legacy, in part, of problems getting the drugs used for lethal injections. But the injection method remains on the books in ...

Currently, the state’s main method of execution is lethal injection, but death row inmates whose crimes were committed before Jan. 1, 1999, also have the option of the electric chair.

(WTVF) — Tennessee death row inmates are asking a Davidson County court to require the state's Department of Correction to reveal its sources for the drugs used for lethal injection. Oscar ...

The Idaho Department of Correction has spent $200,000 in state funds on the hard-to-find lethal injection chemicals since 2023, according to public records obtained by the Idaho Statesman.

Oscar Franklin Smith is scheduled for execution on May 22. The default method is lethal injection. That execution method is the state’s preferred means. In early April, Smith and death row ...

Rogers’ attorneys claim he suffers from porphyria — a rare disease linked to vampire legends — and argue that lethal injection could cause him extreme suffering due to the condition.

Rogers' attorneys are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that his medical condition (porphyria) could cause excruciating pain during lethal injection. Rogers is suspected of multiple ...

Tennessee death row inmates say the state's new execution protocol isn't just secretive — it's concerning. Maddow Blog | Rubio’s latest moves raise fresh doubts about the future of the ...