49 h. ago Death Row killer begging to be executed finally gets 'eye for an eye' wish tomorrow

James Osgood is set to receive a lethal injection in Alabama tomorrow (April 24) after he admitted murdering a woman in 2010, and has said he wants to be killed

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1 week ago Cop killer's final act of defiance before being shot dead by prison firing squad in violent execution

Mikal Mahdi, with a hood over his head, cried out as the three bullets to the heart hit him and his arms flexed. A red bull's-eye that was placed over his heart was pushed into the bullet wound in his chest.

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2 w. ago Serial killer utters Death Row confession after keeping grim murders secret for 17 years

The ‘National Forest Serial Killer’ was convicted for the murders of four people after a gruesome killing spree and received the death sentence in April 2011 - but he's made a confession

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2 w. ago Scotland could see Northern Lights tonight and tomorrow as Met Office says 'keep an eye out'

Scotland is one of a handful of lucky countries who get to see the aurora borealis grace their night skies regularly

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2 w. ago National Forest serial killer Gary Michael Hilton admits to murdering nurse in chilling death row confession

After 17 years of silence, National Forest serial killer Gary Michael Hilton is using the last of his days to finally unveil the depth of his horrific crimes.

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2 w. ago Morbidly obese Death Row prisoner's final meal was exactly what you'd expect it to be

A morbidly obese Death Row inmate – dubbed a 'fledgling serial killer' – has been executed after eating a last meal some would say was expected for a man of his stature

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2 w. ago 'Fledgling serial killer' deemed 'too obese for lethal injection' to be executed

Death row killer Michael Tanzi, 48, is set to be executed this week following the murder of Janet Acosta. Officials in Florida confirmed he will be executed by lethal injection despite objections

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