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Florida to Execute Edward James for 1993 Double Murder
Edward James, 63, will be executed in Florida on Thursday for the 1993 murders of eight-year-old Toni Neuner and her grandmother, after his appeals based on substance abuse, head injuries, and a heart attack were rejected; this is Florida's second execution of 2024.
Florida to Execute Edward James for 1993 Double Murder
Edward James, 63, will be executed in Florida on Thursday for the 1993 murders of eight-year-old Toni Neuner and her grandmother, after his appeals based on substance abuse, head injuries, and a heart attack were rejected; this is Florida's second execution of 2024.
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48% Bias Score
Louisiana Executes Inmate Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas
Louisiana conducted its first nitrogen gas execution on Tuesday, resulting in the death of Jessie Hoffman Jr. after 19 minutes of convulsive activity, despite legal challenges and concerns about the method's humanity and religious implications.
Louisiana Executes Inmate Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas
Louisiana conducted its first nitrogen gas execution on Tuesday, resulting in the death of Jessie Hoffman Jr. after 19 minutes of convulsive activity, despite legal challenges and concerns about the method's humanity and religious implications.
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52% Bias Score
Texas Court Overturns Death Sentence After 27 Years Due to Withheld Informant Information
A Texas appeals court overturned Brittany Holberg's death sentence for the 1996 murder of A.B. Towery in Amarillo due to undisclosed information about a paid jailhouse informant whose testimony was crucial to the conviction; the case now returns to the trial court.
Texas Court Overturns Death Sentence After 27 Years Due to Withheld Informant Information
A Texas appeals court overturned Brittany Holberg's death sentence for the 1996 murder of A.B. Towery in Amarillo due to undisclosed information about a paid jailhouse informant whose testimony was crucial to the conviction; the case now returns to the trial court.
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56% Bias Score
Kohberger Defense to Argue Knife Sheath Was Planted
Bryan Kohberger's defense will argue that the knife sheath found at the Idaho quadruple homicide scene, containing his DNA, was planted there by another individual. This strategy, revealed in court filings, challenges not the DNA match itself, but the sheath's evidentiary connection to Kohberger's p...
Kohberger Defense to Argue Knife Sheath Was Planted
Bryan Kohberger's defense will argue that the knife sheath found at the Idaho quadruple homicide scene, containing his DNA, was planted there by another individual. This strategy, revealed in court filings, challenges not the DNA match itself, but the sheath's evidentiary connection to Kohberger's p...
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36% Bias Score
Louisiana Judge Halts First Nitrogen Gas Execution
A Louisiana judge temporarily blocked the state's first nitrogen gas execution, scheduled for March 18th, siding with the condemned inmate, Jessie Hoffman Jr., who argued the method is cruel and unusual punishment, a decision the state plans to appeal.
Louisiana Judge Halts First Nitrogen Gas Execution
A Louisiana judge temporarily blocked the state's first nitrogen gas execution, scheduled for March 18th, siding with the condemned inmate, Jessie Hoffman Jr., who argued the method is cruel and unusual punishment, a decision the state plans to appeal.
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48% Bias Score
Arizona to Execute Prisoner After Two-Year Hiatus
Aaron Gunches, 53, will be executed by lethal injection on March 19 in Arizona for the 2002 murder of Ted Price; this is Arizona's first execution in over two years and follows a state review of death penalty protocols and difficulties with lethal injection procedures.
Arizona to Execute Prisoner After Two-Year Hiatus
Aaron Gunches, 53, will be executed by lethal injection on March 19 in Arizona for the 2002 murder of Ted Price; this is Arizona's first execution in over two years and follows a state review of death penalty protocols and difficulties with lethal injection procedures.
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44% Bias Score
Canada Condemns China's Execution of Citizens
Canada condemns the execution of several of its citizens in China earlier this year, citing the death penalty's incompatibility with human dignity; China asserts that the executions were legal and that it provided sufficient evidence, citing its "zero-tolerance" policy towards drug-related crimes.
Canada Condemns China's Execution of Citizens
Canada condemns the execution of several of its citizens in China earlier this year, citing the death penalty's incompatibility with human dignity; China asserts that the executions were legal and that it provided sufficient evidence, citing its "zero-tolerance" policy towards drug-related crimes.
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32% Bias Score
Louisiana Executes Inmate with Nitrogen Gas
Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was executed by nitrogen gas in Louisiana on Tuesday, marking the state's first execution in 15 years and the fifth use of this method in the US; he was convicted of killing Mary "Molly" Elliott in 1994.
Louisiana Executes Inmate with Nitrogen Gas
Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was executed by nitrogen gas in Louisiana on Tuesday, marking the state's first execution in 15 years and the fifth use of this method in the US; he was convicted of killing Mary "Molly" Elliott in 1994.
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40% Bias Score
Texas Court Stays Execution of David Wood Amidst New Evidence
A Texas appeals court has stayed the execution of David Wood, convicted in 1987 for the murders of six women, due to newly presented evidence including potential exculpatory DNA and questionable jailhouse informant testimony; the stay comes 36 years after his conviction and two days before his sched...
Texas Court Stays Execution of David Wood Amidst New Evidence
A Texas appeals court has stayed the execution of David Wood, convicted in 1987 for the murders of six women, due to newly presented evidence including potential exculpatory DNA and questionable jailhouse informant testimony; the stay comes 36 years after his conviction and two days before his sched...
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48% Bias Score
Texas Court Halts Execution of Death Row Inmate After 30 Years
A Texas appeals court stayed the execution of David Leonard Wood, a 67-year-old man on death row for over 30 years for the 1987 murders of six young women near El Paso, following renewed appeals claiming innocence and requests for additional DNA testing, halting what would have been the longest deat...
Texas Court Halts Execution of Death Row Inmate After 30 Years
A Texas appeals court stayed the execution of David Leonard Wood, a 67-year-old man on death row for over 30 years for the 1987 murders of six young women near El Paso, following renewed appeals claiming innocence and requests for additional DNA testing, halting what would have been the longest deat...
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48% Bias Score
New Evidence Emerges in Decades-Old Murder Case, Delaying Execution
Marcia Fulton, whose daughter was murdered in 1987, is planning to attend the March 13th execution of David Wood, despite new DNA evidence and witness testimony that could exonerate him, emerging decades after his conviction. The case highlights the emotional toll on victims' families and the comple...
New Evidence Emerges in Decades-Old Murder Case, Delaying Execution
Marcia Fulton, whose daughter was murdered in 1987, is planning to attend the March 13th execution of David Wood, despite new DNA evidence and witness testimony that could exonerate him, emerging decades after his conviction. The case highlights the emotional toll on victims' families and the comple...
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60% Bias Score
Singapore's Execution of Drug Smuggler Highlights Strict Laws and Public Protest
Singapore executed Malaysian national Pannir Selvam for drug smuggling despite a last-minute stay, highlighting the country's strict drug laws and the contrast with other developed nations; public protests, though restricted, reveal tensions between the government's control and citizens' rights.
Singapore's Execution of Drug Smuggler Highlights Strict Laws and Public Protest
Singapore executed Malaysian national Pannir Selvam for drug smuggling despite a last-minute stay, highlighting the country's strict drug laws and the contrast with other developed nations; public protests, though restricted, reveal tensions between the government's control and citizens' rights.
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52% Bias Score
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