23 h. ago Death Row inmate's final meal after slaughtering four members of same family

Twisted killer Richard Kenneth Djerf, 55, has been executed more than 30 years after the brutal murders of four members of the same family in which he tied them up and tortured them

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26 h. ago Sick killer tied mum to chair and raped daughter before asking who should die first

Twisted killer Richard Kenneth Djerf, 55, has been executed more than 30 years after the brutal murders of four members of the same family in which he tied them up and tortured them

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51 h. ago Killer executed 300 girls and dug up bodies for 'tea parties' before vanishing

A serial killer who left a trail of destruction in his path disappeared without a trace after serving a short prison sentence and was never found

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4 d. ago Killer who murdered two women nearly 30 years ago is finally executed on death row

Samuel Lee Smithers became Florida's record 14th execution this year following a lethal injection for killing Christy Cowan and Denise Roach whom he met in May 1996

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5 d. ago Furious mother shouts out in court at 'weak' judge who has 'blood on his hands' after her son's killer and accomplices are jailed over 'execution' shooting

Gabriel Charles, 19, shot Jesse Lloyd-Smith, 20, five times in an alleyway next to his mother's home in Peckham, south east London, on July 10 last year.

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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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1 week ago Ed Gein: How many victims did Netflix serial killer have and did he dig up bodies?

The serial killer's horrific crimes are being revisited in new Netflix show 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story' - the Mirror explains how many victims he had, and why he dug up dead bodies

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Daughter describes watching parents’ killer die ‘gracefully’ during state execution in Florida

Victor Tony Jones, 64, was executed by lethal injection 35 years after the murders in a record 13th execution this year in Florida

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2 w. ago Death Row killer's final words before being executed over murder of couple

Victor Jones was convicted of murdering a married couple during a robbery in 1990.

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2 w. ago Daughter who witnessed her parents' brutal murder 35 years ago attends killer's execution in Florida

Irene Fisher was among the witnesses who watched as Victor Tony Jones, 64, died by lethal injection in Florida State Prison, 35 years after he murdered her parents in cold blood.

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2 w. ago Death Row killer's final two words before being executed for murdering couple during robbery

Victor Tony Jones, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. local time following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. It marks the 13th execution this year in the state

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3 w. ago Death Row killer executed as he 'struggled to breathe' during chaotic final moments

Geoffrey Todd West, 50, was executed in the gas chamber after his pleas for forgiveness, but his final moments were chaotic and involved him 'struggling to breathe'

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3 w. ago Killer to be executed following toddler’s death during ‘exorcism’

He has claimed he is innocent and blamed his then-girlfriend Jesseca Carson for the killing

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3 w. ago Murdered woman’s son FORGIVES killer and begs his execution is stopped

Murderer Geoffrey West, now 50, faces the death penalty over the brutal killing of mum-of-two Margaret Parrish Berry, 33, at a petrol station back in March 1997

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3 w. ago Murdered woman’s son ‘forgives’ killer and pleads to stop his execution

Alabama is scheduled to execute Geoffrey West for the 1997 murder of Margaret Berry

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