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Four Executions Scheduled This Week, Increasing 2025 US Total
Four executions are scheduled this week in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, bringing the 2025 U.S. total to 23, reflecting an increase in capital punishment use since January and the Trump administration's efforts to resume federal executions.
Four Executions Scheduled This Week, Increasing 2025 US Total
Four executions are scheduled this week in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, bringing the 2025 U.S. total to 23, reflecting an increase in capital punishment use since January and the Trump administration's efforts to resume federal executions.
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32% Bias Score
Utah Judge Rules Dementia-Afflicted Killer Competent for Execution
A Utah judge ruled that 67-year-old Ralph Leroy Menzies, who suffers from dementia, is competent to face execution by firing squad for the 1988 murder of Maurine Hunsaker; his lawyers plan to appeal.
Utah Judge Rules Dementia-Afflicted Killer Competent for Execution
A Utah judge ruled that 67-year-old Ralph Leroy Menzies, who suffers from dementia, is competent to face execution by firing squad for the 1988 murder of Maurine Hunsaker; his lawyers plan to appeal.
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44% Bias Score
Georgia Judge Blocks Executions Due to Unmet Vaccine Condition
A Georgia judge blocked the state from seeking an execution date for death row inmates due to a 2021 agreement requiring the COVID-19 vaccine's availability to all, including infants, a condition not yet met; the state plans to appeal.
Georgia Judge Blocks Executions Due to Unmet Vaccine Condition
A Georgia judge blocked the state from seeking an execution date for death row inmates due to a 2021 agreement requiring the COVID-19 vaccine's availability to all, including infants, a condition not yet met; the state plans to appeal.
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36% Bias Score
Tennessee to Execute Oscar Smith Despite Innocence Claims and Legal Challenges
Oscar Smith, convicted of murdering his wife and two stepsons in 1989, is scheduled for execution in Tennessee on Thursday using a new lethal injection protocol, despite ongoing legal challenges and his claims of innocence and unfair trial.
Tennessee to Execute Oscar Smith Despite Innocence Claims and Legal Challenges
Oscar Smith, convicted of murdering his wife and two stepsons in 1989, is scheduled for execution in Tennessee on Thursday using a new lethal injection protocol, despite ongoing legal challenges and his claims of innocence and unfair trial.
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52% Bias Score
Texas Executes Man for 2012 Murder of Convenience Store Clerk
Matthew Lee Johnson, 49, was executed in Texas on Tuesday for the 2012 murder of 76-year-old Nancy Harris, whom he set on fire during a convenience store robbery in Garland; this execution is one of four scheduled within a week in the U.S.
Texas Executes Man for 2012 Murder of Convenience Store Clerk
Matthew Lee Johnson, 49, was executed in Texas on Tuesday for the 2012 murder of 76-year-old Nancy Harris, whom he set on fire during a convenience store robbery in Garland; this execution is one of four scheduled within a week in the U.S.
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40% Bias Score
Indiana to Execute Benjamin Ritchie for 2000 Police Murder
Indiana is set to execute Benjamin Ritchie on May 20 for the 2000 murder of Police Officer Bill Toney, marking the state's second execution in 15 years amid a nationwide shortage of lethal injection drugs and ongoing legal challenges.
Indiana to Execute Benjamin Ritchie for 2000 Police Murder
Indiana is set to execute Benjamin Ritchie on May 20 for the 2000 murder of Police Officer Bill Toney, marking the state's second execution in 15 years amid a nationwide shortage of lethal injection drugs and ongoing legal challenges.
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48% Bias Score
Utah Judge Rules Dementia-Afflicted Killer Competent for Execution
A Utah judge declared 67-year-old Ralph Leroy Menzies competent for execution by firing squad despite his dementia, for the 1986 murder of Maurine Hunsaker; his lawyers plan to appeal.
Utah Judge Rules Dementia-Afflicted Killer Competent for Execution
A Utah judge declared 67-year-old Ralph Leroy Menzies competent for execution by firing squad despite his dementia, for the 1986 murder of Maurine Hunsaker; his lawyers plan to appeal.
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52% Bias Score
Wrongly Convicted Death Row Survivor Dies in House Fire
Sonia Jacobs, a 78-year-old American woman wrongly convicted and exonerated after 17 years on death row, died in a house fire in Ireland along with her carer, Kevin Kelly; authorities are investigating the blaze's cause.
Wrongly Convicted Death Row Survivor Dies in House Fire
Sonia Jacobs, a 78-year-old American woman wrongly convicted and exonerated after 17 years on death row, died in a house fire in Ireland along with her carer, Kevin Kelly; authorities are investigating the blaze's cause.
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24% Bias Score
Physics Teacher's Murders in 1990s Russia: A Case of Greed and Desperation
Igor Lendyel, a former Moscow physics teacher, was convicted of three murders in the 1990s, driven by financial desperation and a desire for easy money; he is currently serving a life sentence and repeatedly seeks parole.
Physics Teacher's Murders in 1990s Russia: A Case of Greed and Desperation
Igor Lendyel, a former Moscow physics teacher, was convicted of three murders in the 1990s, driven by financial desperation and a desire for easy money; he is currently serving a life sentence and repeatedly seeks parole.
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56% Bias Score
Texas Executes Man for 2012 Murder of Elderly Convenience Store Clerk
Matthew Lee Johnson, 49, was executed in Texas on May 20, 2023, for the 2012 murder of 76-year-old Nancy Harris, whom he set on fire during a convenience store robbery in Garland, Texas; his execution was one of four scheduled in a week across the U.S.
Texas Executes Man for 2012 Murder of Elderly Convenience Store Clerk
Matthew Lee Johnson, 49, was executed in Texas on May 20, 2023, for the 2012 murder of 76-year-old Nancy Harris, whom he set on fire during a convenience store robbery in Garland, Texas; his execution was one of four scheduled in a week across the U.S.
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44% Bias Score
Indiana Executes Benjamin Ritchie for 2000 Police Killing
Benjamin Ritchie, 45, convicted of killing Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney in 2000, was executed by lethal injection in Indiana on Tuesday, marking the state's second execution since resuming capital punishment after a 15-year hiatus due to a lethal injection drug shortage and resulting legal ...
Indiana Executes Benjamin Ritchie for 2000 Police Killing
Benjamin Ritchie, 45, convicted of killing Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney in 2000, was executed by lethal injection in Indiana on Tuesday, marking the state's second execution since resuming capital punishment after a 15-year hiatus due to a lethal injection drug shortage and resulting legal ...
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48% Bias Score
Indiana Executes Man Convicted in 2000 Police Killing
Benjamin Ritchie, 45, was executed by lethal injection in Indiana on Tuesday for the 2000 murder of Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney; the execution followed years of legal challenges and ended a 15-year hiatus in Indiana executions.
Indiana Executes Man Convicted in 2000 Police Killing
Benjamin Ritchie, 45, was executed by lethal injection in Indiana on Tuesday for the 2000 murder of Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney; the execution followed years of legal challenges and ended a 15-year hiatus in Indiana executions.
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48% Bias Score
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