3 h. ago Judge halts death penalty case in New Mexico due to federal shutdown

A judge in New Mexico halted legal proceedings in a federal death penalty case because the U.S. government shutdown is impeding the defendant’s right to legal representation

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11 h. ago Crowds demand death penalty for Algerian woman 'who raped, tortured and murdered 12

Dahbia Benkired, 27, is currently facing life imprisonment after allegedly luring schoolgirl Lola Daviet into her apartment on October 14, 2022, before sexually assaulting and killing her.

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42 h. ago Maniac who fatally stabbed Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina train could receive death penalty

Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violence against a railroad carrier and mass transportation system resulting in death on Wednesday

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43 h. ago Suspect accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte light rail may face death penalty if convicted

Decarlos Brown Jr. was indicted by a federal grand jury following the fatal train attack on 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on August 22

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3 d. ago UK and Indonesia agree to send home a British woman facing death penalty for drugs

A British woman has avoided execution for drug smuggling in Indonesia under an agreement between the two countries

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5 d. ago Man who taunted police with message in victim’s blood to be executed in South Carolina

Stephen Bryant wrote ‘catch me if u can’ on the wall

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5 d. ago Deadliest month as seven death row lags to be executed for sickening crimes

Seven executions have been scheduled to take place in October - with four already carried out in one week - making it the busiest month for the death penalty in nearly 15 years

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7 d. ago Australians accused in fatal shooting of fellow national could face death penalty in Bali

Australian nationals to be charged with premeditated murder and illegal possession of firearms

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8 d. ago Three Australians accused of premeditated murder in Bali villa could face the death penalty

Melbourne man Zivan Radmanovic, 32, was fatally gunned down in a Bali villa in JuneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree Australians accused of shooting a Melbourne man in a Bali villa are set to be charged with premeditated murder, an offence punishable by the death sentence.Melbourne man Zivan Radmanovic, 32, was fatally gunned down in the bathroom of Villa Casa Santisya near Munggu Beach, in Bali’s Badung district in June. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Mississippi inmate tells family ‘I’ll be in heaven’ ahead of execution for 1993 rape and murder of college student

Crawford had spent more than 30 years on death row

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9 d. ago Evil mum ‘forced daughter, 11, to perform sex acts on family dog while she filmed'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The mother has been accused of the capital crime of rape and a Florida sheriff revealed that she could face the death penalty in what he called "graphic and grotesque”

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9 d. ago California judge halts Trump’s mass layoffs of federal workers amid government shutdown

Trump administration notified roughly 4,100 federal employees last week they were being laid off amid a lapse in government funding

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9 d. ago Judge halts free transfer of land worth $67M for Trump’s presidential library in Miami

A local historian sued Miami Dade College and its board of trustees last week over the potential transfer

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1 week ago Shock number of executions to take place this week in busiest month for 15 years

Four death row inmates are set to be executed in the US this week in what is the busiest month for the death penalty in nearly 15 years

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1 week ago Judge considers application to halt Soldier F trial over Bloody Sunday murders

Defence barrister Mark Mulholland KC has said there is no case to answer because crucial evidence is ‘unreliable’.

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1 week ago Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in healthcare CEO killing

Attorneys push to drop death penalty eligibility due to legal threshold and claim Mangione was not read his rightsLawyers for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last December, asked a federal judge on Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count on he could be eligible for the death penalty.In a court filing, attorneys for Mangione said the death penalty must be dismissed because it does not meet the legal threshold. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US sports star faces DEATH PENALTY in foreign country after 'stupid mistake'

Basketball star Jarred Shaw has wound up in an Indonesian prison after being caught in a drug sting operation

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2 w. ago Five executions in eight days. Why the death penalty is being used more and more

Executions have been carried out this year in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas

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2 w. ago 5 executions in 8 days: Why the death penalty is being used more in the US this year

The U.S. has seen 34 executions so far in 2025, with eight more scheduled for later this year, including seven this month

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2 w. ago Indiana man convicted in 2001 rape and murder of teenager to be executed by lethal injection

An Indiana man convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl is set to die by lethal injection early Friday in the state’s third execution since resuming capital punishment last year

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