11 h. ago Death row killer with dementia deemed fit to be executed by firing squad

Convicted murderer Ralph Leroy Menzies chose death by firing squad when he was sentenced to death, which a judge has ruled he will still face despite suffering from dementia

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27 h. ago Utah judge rules a convicted killer with dementia is competent to be executed

A Utah judge has ruled that a convicted killer who developed dementia while on death row for 37 years is competent enough to be executed

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2 w. ago Death Row inmate's heartbreaking final six words before police killer died by lethal injection

Benjamin Ritchie was put to death via lethal injection around 6am UK time after more than 20 years on death row after he was convicted in the fatal shooting of a police officer

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2 w. ago Death row cop killer executed by lethal injection as last words and final meal revealed

Benjamin Ritchie was given a lethal injection more than 20 years after his crime in a so-called 'sunrise execution' – he was denied a last minute stay of execution by the courts

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3 w. ago Death Row 'Casanova Killer's' final words give shoutout to Trump and hint at dark secret

Glen Rogers, 62, has been executed after languishing on Death Row for nearly 30 years ago for murdering two mums in separate incidents but made a final wish to Trump before his death

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3 w. ago Death Row beast who 'killed 70' and dubbed 'Casanova Killer' finally faces execution

Glen Rogers, 62, was sentenced to death nearly 30 years ago for murdering two mums in separate incidents - but he told cops in custody that he had killed around 70 people

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