3 d. ago Obese death row inmate facing execution in two days picks final meal including pizza

Disgraced double murderer, Stacey Humphreys, who murdered two real estate agents, Cynthia Williams and Lori Brown, in 2003, will be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday

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3 d. ago Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a Black death row inmate from Mississippi whose case was handled by a prosecutor with a history of dismissing Black jurors for discriminatory reasons

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6 d. ago Death row inmate orders final meal of BBQ brisket, ribs, burger, wings, French fries, pizza, soda and ice cream

Stacey Humphreys, 52, is set to be executed by lethal injection next Wednesday for the 2003 murders of real estate agents Cyndi Williams, 33, and Lori Brown, 21.

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6 d. ago Death row inmate apologizes for rape and murder of college student before being executed in Tennessee

Harold Wayne Nichols, 64, died by lethal injection at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution for the 1988 rape and murder of Karen Pulley, 20.

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2 w. ago Harrowing botched gas chamber execution as killer died banging his head against steel pole

Nothing could prepare witnesses for what happened inside the old gas chamber at Mississippi State Penitentiary, with spectators being made to leave after things went wrong

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2 w. ago Serial killer's botched execution as horrified onlookers had to be escorted out

Jimmy Lee Gray murdered his girlfriend and a three-year-old girl before suffering a botched gas chamber execution in Mississippi so brutal it led the state to abolish the method

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2 w. ago Harrowing death row execution so painful 'we wouldn't use it on animals'

Jimmy Lee Gray's botched execution saw him convulse violently and bang his head against a steel pole as witnesses were cleared from the room

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2 w. ago Death row inmate writhed in agony for almost an hour in botched execution

Clayton Lockett was convicted of murder, rape and kidnapping of 19-year-old Stephanie Neiman

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2 w. ago Death row inmate writhed in agony for almost an hour in 'tortured to death' execution

Clayton Lockett was subjected to a botched execution after he was convicted of murder, rape and kidnapping

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3 w. ago Louisiana man who spent 30 years on death row freed on bail after conviction overturned

A Louisiana death row inmate spent 30 years behind bars before his conviction was overturned allowing him to walk free on bail.

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3 w. ago Death row inmate released on bail after nearly 30 years in prison

Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murdering his then-girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter in 1998

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3 w. ago Utah death row inmate with dementia dies while awaiting firing squad

A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row has died of apparent natural causes

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3 w. ago Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after decades behind bars

A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row is out on bail

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3 w. ago Death row inmate burst into flames and smoke came from hood in horror execution

John Louis Evans III, aged 33, was put to death in Alabama after killing a pawnbroker, and was eventually strapped into an electric chair chillingly dubbed "Yellow Mama"

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3 w. ago Death row inmate burst into flames and took 14 minutes to die in horror execution

John Louis Evans III was put to death in Alabama in 1983 after being convicted of killing pawnbroker Edward Nassar

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3 w. ago ‘Bloodbath’ prison where Death Row executions are botched and guards live in constant fear

The notorious William C. Holman Correctional Facility was described as ‘objectively unsafe’, a place where overcrowded lags do battle in scorching kitchens to stay alive

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4 w. ago Death row inmate who killed his boss in brutal attack set for lethal injection in Florida’s 17th execution this year

The highest previous annual total of Florida executions was eight in 2014

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