Brittany Marlowe Holberg was convicted in 1998 of robbing and murdering an 80-year-old man in his Amarillo home. The appeals ...

The man scheduled for execution next week in Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years passed up a chance to ...

The bill, which has nine sponsors right now, proposes amending the N.C. Constitution to require legislative approval of all clemency granted by the governor.

Jessie Hoffman Jr., now 46 years old, was sentenced to death for the 1996 abduction, rape, and killing of a woman in St.

Facing an execution date of March 13, time is short. USA TODAY Death Row Reporter Amanda Lee Myers had an exclusive sit-down ...

Capital punishment has been a feature of America since colonial times and various methods have been used to kill convicts – ...

The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday that Eriese Tisdale was sentenced to death for gunning down St.

A man convicted of kidnapping a woman in Miami and later strangling her to death is set to be executed next month. Gov.

A judge is set to decide this week whether the use of nitrogen gas to execute Jessie Hoffman in Louisiana is constitutional. Hoffman, convicted of raping and killing a woman nearly 30 years ago in St.

Six death row inmates have been executed in the U.S. so far this year, compared to two by this time last year.