Clayton Lockett, 38, endured a horrifyingly botched execution at Oklahoma State Penitentiary after being convicted of murder, ...

A Texas man is facing execution for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend nearly 27 years ago in suburban ...

Texas executed Charles Victor Thompson for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend, Dennise Hayslip, and her new boyfriend, ...

Charles Victor Thompson, a Texas man, had previously escaped authorities’ custody while on death row. The escape led to a ...

The only woman on Tennessee's death row is taking legal action -- claiming the state's execution method could cause her to drown in her own blood.

Autopsy reveals difficulty with IV insertions during executions in Arizona, raising concerns about medical practices for ...

From meals to showers to visitors, this is what life is like on Florida's death row for convicted killer Wade Wilson.

Dallas County officials have posthumously declared Tommy Lee Walker innocent, more than 70 years after the state of Texas ...

COBB COUNTY, GA — The planned execution of a Georgia death row inmate convicted in the 2003 murders of two Cobb County real estate agents has been placed on hold, though the delay may only be ...

Christa Pike is suing the state to halt her execution, arguing Tennessee's lethal injection protocol would constitute cruel and unusual punishment due to her rare blood cancer that affects how her ...

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied a recommendation for clemency for death row inmate Kendrick Simpson, clearing the ...

Elwood Jones was behind bars for almost 30 years after being convicted of the 1994 murder of Rhoda Nathan at the Embassy ...