25 h. ago Death Row murderer choses gruesome execution after taunting cops with blood

Stephen Bryant was sentenced to death more than 15 years ago after he killed three in South Carolina, and wrote a taunting message to cops using one victim's blood

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43 h. ago Murderer who taunted cops with messages written in blood chooses execution by firing squad

The firing squad is a new addition to South Carolina's execution methods

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1 week ago Anthony Boyd begs 'I'm innocent' as death row execution for murder looms

Anthony Boyd has been on death row for around 30 years after Gregory Huguley was burned alive over a $200 (£150) drug debt in Talladega County, which is part of Alabama

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2 w. ago Death Row man executed for killing student with ransom note made from magazine cutouts

Charles Crawford has been executed after spending over 30 years on death row for the rape and murder of Kristy Ray, who was kidnapped from her parents home in 1993

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2 w. ago Death Row inmate's last words and simple final meal after killing student, 20

Charles Crawford asked for a simple American meal before he was executed after spending over 30 years on death row for the rape and murder of Kristy Ray

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2 w. ago Dad Lance Shockley who denied murdering police officer is executed on death row

The family of Sergeant Carl Dewayne Graham Junior said they have "some measure of peace" to see Lance Shockley given the lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri

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3 w. ago Last words of Death Row man who murdered girl while pretending to look for his dog

Death Row killer Roy Lee Ward was executed for the brutal murder of 15-year-old Stacy Payne, a Heritage Hills High School cheerleader and honour student whose life was cut short in her own home

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3 w. ago Death Row killer tucks into final meal after killing girl, 15, inside her home

Death Row killer Roy Lee Ward was executed for the brutal murder of 15-year-old Stacy Payne, a Heritage Hills High School cheerleader and honour student whose life was cut short in her own home

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3 w. ago Killer Fred Singleton who raped and murdered pensioner dies in prison

Fred Singleton has spent 42 years on death row since his conviction of the rape and murder of vulnerable widow Elizabeth Lominick, crimes which happened in her own home

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3 w. ago Murder accused 'stabbed girlfriend to death' days after violent row in city centre bar

Michael Ormandy, 34, is on trial accused of the murder of 32-year-old Rebekah Campbell

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