53 m. ago America's harshest death row grants killer inmates incredible new perk

Rodolfo 'Rudy' Alvarez Medrano, 45, a Texas death row inmate, is among a select group of about a dozen prisoners chosen for a groundbreaking program.

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4 h. ago Mum of missing Brit receives chilling mystery messages year after son vanished

Michael Frison, 26, vanished while camping in Sardinia, Italy - and his mum believes he was with Jersey-born Niomi Orlandini, who he met online in July 2024.

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19 h. ago Yemen postpones execution of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya on death row

Postponement of Nimisha Priya’s execution is only a temporary relief as efforts being made to secure pardon from victim’s kin

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26 h. ago Murderer's 14 last words as he's given lethal injection on Florida's death row

Michael Bernard Bell, who killed two people outside a bar in Florida more than 30 years ago, became the 26th person to be executed on death row in the US this year

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26 h. ago Florida death row killer executed for 1993 double murder in botched revenge shooting

Marking the United States' 26th execution of 2025, murderer Michael Bernard Bell was pronounced dead after receiving a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke

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35 h. ago British mum facing death penalty in Bali weeps in court as she bids to dodge firing squad

The 39-year-old is alleged to have trafficked cocaine worth more than £300,000

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37 h. ago Brit drug mule mum weeps in Bali court as she bids to dodge firing squad

Lisa Stocker could be given the death penalty if she is convicted of smuggling cocaine.

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41 h. ago Brit mum's horrifying final wish as she awaits firing squad on Bali death row

Lindsay Sandiford, 64, was sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2013 after she was caught trying to smuggle £1.6million of cocaine into Bali - and she has spent the last 12 years on death row

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42 h. ago Brit drug smuggling mum facing death by firing squad horrifying final wish

Lindsay Sandiford is the second Briton to face the death penalty in Indonesia after being caught with £1.6million worth of cocaine - she has spent the last 12 years on death row

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43 h. ago Brit drug smuggling mum's horrifying wish as she awaits Indonesia execution by firing squad

Lindsay Sandiford was sentenced to death in Indonesia after she was convicted of trying to smuggle £1.6million of cocaine into the country in 2012

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3 d. ago 'I was possessed by the spirit of a mass murder in a death row execution chamber'

BROCARDE'S TERRIFYING TRAVELS: The Daily Star's paranormal columnist BROCARDE shares her latest haunting adventures as she travels the globe looking for ghastliest places around

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6 d. ago Killer with DEMENTIA is set to be executed by firing squad as lawyers look to spare his life

Ralph Leroy Menzies is set to be executed by a Utah firing squad nearly 40 years after he brutally murdered Maurine Hunsaker.

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6 d. ago Murderer with dementia finally given execution date after 37 years on death row

Ralph Leroy Menzies has spent 37 years on death row after murdering mother-of-three Maurine Hunsaker in Utah in 1986, but the 67-year-old has now been given an execution date

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6 d. ago Judge schedules execution by firing squad for man with dementia who spent 37 years on death row

The Utah Attorney General’s Office has ‘full confidence’ in the judge's decision

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7 d. ago Utah judge schedules execution by firing squad for a man with dementia

A Utah judge has set an execution date for a man with dementia who has been on death row for 37 years

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7 d. ago Indian nurse convicted of killing business partner to be executed in Yemen on 16 July, says negotiator

Indian foreign ministry exploring diplomatic and legal avenues as clock ticks down to execution

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9 d. ago Brit mum in intensive care after falling ill on dream holiday 2,000 miles from home

Rebecca Russell, 32, was away on holiday in Marrakech, Morocco, with her fiancé and two friends when she became seriously ill and was then rushed to hospital

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1 week ago Mum's selfless final act saved her two young sons in horrific plane crash

A plane crash survivor reveals how he and his brother only lived to tell their tale of survival because of their mum's selfless final act to protect them

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1 week ago Fears death row triple murderer's heart implant could shock him 'over and over'

Death row inmate, Byron Black is set to be executed next month for a triple murder in 1987 - but his legal team fear his heart implant will make his end a 'gruesome spectacle'

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2 w. ago Speedboat driver arrested over death of 'loving' Brit mum in jet ski crash

He has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and being in charge of a boat while under the influence of alcohol.

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