23 h. ago Death row inmate executed 33 years after killing family but claims innocence in final words

Oscar Franklin Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville for the brutal murders in 1989

Events

23 h. ago Death row fiend executed with chilling last 4 words 33 years after killing family

Oscar Franklin Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville for the brutal murders in 1989

Events

45 h. ago Tennessee man faces execution for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after surprise reprieve

A Tennessee man who killed his wife and her two teenage sons is facing execution, three years after he was saved by a last-minute reprieve

Events

3 d. ago The last words and final meal of man executed over killing of an Indiana police officer

Benjamin Ritchie put to death by lethal injection over killing of Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney in 2000

Events

3 d. 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

Events

7 d. ago South Carolina man convicted of murdering two people gets a June execution date

An inmate sentenced to death twice in two South Carolina killings has been scheduled to be executed on June 13

Events

7 d. ago Moments before his execution, a suspected serial killer’s final words were: ‘Trump, keep making America great’

Glen Rogers, known as the "Casanova Killer” who once admitted to killing 70 people, used his final breaths to shout out President Donald Trump.

Events

7 d. ago 'Casanova killer' Glen Rogers who was linked to OJ Simpson has four

A man known as the 'Casanova Killer', who was once linked to OJ Simpson used his last seconds to send a message to President Donald Trump.

Events

8 d. 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

Events

8 d. ago Florida to execute serial killer linked to OJ Simpson case who once claimed 70 victims

Glan Rogers was nicknamed the ‘Casanova Killer’ or ‘Cross Country Killer’

Events

8 d. ago Florida set to execute suspected serial killer once eyed for possible link to the OJ Simpson case

A suspected serial killer once scrutinized for a possible link to the O.J. Simpson case that riveted the nation in the 1990s is facing execution for a murder

Events

1 week ago 2 more executions set in Florida, making it 6 so far in 2025

Florida is continuing its rapid pace of executions this year, with one convicted killer set to die this week and another on June 10 who would be the sixth person put to death by the state in 2025

Politics

1 week ago British boss of US healthcare giant UnitedHealth quits for ‘personal reasons’

The move comes five months after one of the company’s top executives was killed after being shot as he walked to an investor conference in New York.

Politics

1 week ago UK special forces veterans accuse colleagues of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

Former personnel describe soldiers exhibiting ‘psychopathic traits’ and executions of handcuffed prisonersFormer UK special forces personnel have accused colleagues of committing war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, including alleging that they executed civilians and a child.Graphic accounts of routine executions of handcuffed prisoners and the killings of people in their sleep were handed to the BBC, which reported that weapons were planted during cover-ups. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Killer executed by firing squad died in ‘excruciating conscious pain’ after bullet missed heart, report says

Mikal Mahdi, 42, was executed by firing squad, the second execution in South Carolina this year using the controversial method

Events

2 w. ago Killer executed by firing squad died in ‘excruciating conscious pain’ after bullet missed his heart, report says

Mikal Mahdi, 42, was executed by firing squad, the second execution in South Carolina this year using the controversial method

Events

2 w. ago Ann Telnaes, who quit Washington Post in protest, wins Pulitzer for 'fearlessness' in commentary

A longtime editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post who quit in protest after editors killed her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other media executives bowing before President Donald Trump, has won the Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and commentary

Events

3 w. ago Sick Death Row child killer gorged on lavish final meal hours before lethal injection

Jeffrey Hutchinson, 62, was convicted of the murders of his girlfriend Renee Flaherty, 32, and her three children Geoffrey, 9, Amanada, 7, and Logan, 4, in 1998.

Events

3 w. ago Sick child killer executed after court ruled 'Gulf War syndrome' wasn't excuse for murders shook as he died

Jeffrey Hutchinson murdered his girlfriend and her three children in their home while her eldest son watched has been executed, despite claiming 'Gulf War syndrome'

Events

3 w. ago Court refuses to halt execution of Gulf War veteran who killed girlfriend and three children

Hutchinson's lawyers said he suffers from Gulf War Illness as well as post-traumatic stress disorder

Events