42 h. ago Tennessee schedules execution for female killer who carved a pentagram into her victim's chest

Christa Pike received the death sentence when she was 18 for torturing and murdering Colleen Slemmer, also aged 18, in 1995.

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48 h. ago Tennessee court sets execution date for state’s only woman on death row

Christa Pike received the death sentence at age 18 for the 1995 torture slaying of Colleen Slemmer

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63 h. ago 11 members of family crime syndicate are sentenced to death in China for running online scams worth £1billion

A Chinese court sentenced Ming Guoping, Ming Zhenzhen, Zhou Weichang - all members of a powerful family in Myanmar - to death along with eight others.

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3 d. ago Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is sentenced to death for war crimes and treason

Joseph Kabila, 54, was convicted in absentia by a high military court following accusations he collaborated with anti-government rebels.

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3 d. ago South Carolina prosecutor seeks death penalty in murder case after Biden reduced sentence to life

A local prosecutor in South Carolina plans to seek the death penalty against a man whose federal death sentence for killing two bank employees was commuted to life in prison by President Joe Biden

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3 d. ago Former DRC president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia

Military court convicts Kabila of war crimes, treason and other offences in verdict that could fuel enduring tensionsA military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced the country’s former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after convicting him of war crimes, treason and crimes against humanity.The case stems from his alleged role in backing the advance of M23 rebels supported by Rwanda in DRC’s volatile eastern provinces. Kabila, who led the country from 2001 to 2019, has denied wrongdoing and said the judiciary had been politicised. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Congo military court sentences former President Kabila to death for treason

A military court in Congo has convicted former President Joseph Kabila of treason and other charges and sentenced him to death

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3 d. ago Man to be executed over fatal stabbing of married couple in 1990 robbery

The execution will be Florida's 13th death sentence carried out in 2025

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3 d. ago China court sentences 11 people to death over alleged role in family

Another five people given suspended death sentences over alleged role in gang that operated scam centres and illegal gambling worth $1.4bnA court in China has sentenced 11 people to death for their alleged roles in a family-run crime syndicate accused of running illegal gambling and scam operations worth more than $1.4bn, and for the deaths of workers who disobeyed them.The Wenzhou intermediate people’s court on Monday sentenced 11 members of the powerful Ming family in Kokkang, Myanmar to death while another five were handed death sentences suspended for two years. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago China sentences 11 members of mafia family to DEATH after breaking up giant ‘scam factories’ ring that stole £1BILLION

ELEVEN members of a notorious organised crime family have been sentenced to death over international scam centres. A Chinese court handed down the brutal sentence to multiple members of the Ming family, while other members were sentenced to suspended death sentences, life imprisonments, and fixed-term sentences. The fixed term sentences ranged from five to 24...

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4 d. ago Sentencing hearing begins Monday for man convicted of killing 8 people in metro Phoenix in 2017

A man convicted of killing eight people in metro Phoenix in 2017 is scheduled on Monday to start the sentencing portion of his trial, where prosecutors are seeking the death penalty

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7 d. ago Massive final meal of sick Death Row killer who performed 'exorcism' on 'possessed' baby

Blaine Milam, 35, was executed by lethal injection after being sentenced to death for the murder of 13-month-old Amora Carson in East Texas in 2008. He performed an 'exorcism' on the baby

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7 d. ago Death Row inmate's last words after performing 'exorcism' on 'possessed' baby

Blaine Milam, 35, was given a lethal injection after being sentenced to death for the murder of 13-month-old Amora Carson at his trailer in Rusk County in East Texas in 2008

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1 week ago Family of a man stabbed to death by girlfriend welcome decision to reject her appeal against sentence

Beautician Dionne Christie's appeal was lodged at the High Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh, but was refused by judges earlier this month.

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1 week ago Family of man stabbed to death by girlfriend welcome decision to reject her appeal against sentence

Beautician Dionne Christie's appeal was lodged at the High Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh, but was refused by judges earlier this month.

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2 w. ago Constance Marten 'refuses' to mingle with inmates in UK's toughest prison after 14

Constance Marten has been handed a 14-year sentence for the death of her newborn daughter and the aristocrat is now behind bars, but she's not been behaving herself

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2 w. ago Constance Marten 'refuses' to mingle in UK's toughest prison after 14

Constance Marten has been handed a 14-year sentence for the death of her newborn daughter and the aristocrat is now behind bars, but she's not been behaving herself

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2 w. ago New Hampshire Supreme Court to hear death row inmate's appeal for life sentence

New Hampshire's Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of Michael Addison, the state's only inmate on death row

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2 w. ago Constance Marten and Mark Gordon both jailed for 14 years over death of baby in tent

Couple took newborn to live in a tent in wintry conditions in Brighton after going on the run to evade social servicesTwo parents who caused the death of their newborn baby after taking her to live in a tent in wintry conditions to evade social services have each been sentenced to 14 years in prison.Constance Marten and Mark Gordon went off the grid in late-2022; their four older children having previously been taken into care due to concerns for their safety if left with the couple. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Aristocrat Constance Marten and partner sentenced over death of newborn baby

Baby Victoria was found dead in 2023 after her parents, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, spent weeks on the run from authorities

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