Roberson said he was placing his hopes for another execution stay in the hands of his lawyers, his supporters and God.

For Charles Victor Thompson, the one constant in his life has been the almost three decades he's spent as Inmate No. 00999306 ...

Gov. Kevin Stitt has the final say. The execution is scheduled for Nov. 13 at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

Texas woman convicted of gruesome murder appeals death sentence, claiming prosecutors used humiliating evidence improperly.

On Thursday, Alabama is set to execute Geoffrey West by nitrogen gas. At the same time, Texas is scheduled to execute Blaine Milam by lethal injection.

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The execution of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson has been delayed again. Roberson was scheduled to die by lethal injection on Oct. 16. He was set to be the first person in the U.S. put ...

PALESTINE, Texas — Texas’ highest criminal court on Thursday blocked Robert Roberson’s execution a week before it was set to take place, sending his capital murder conviction back to trial court.

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about the lives of death row inmates at the Polunsky Unit here and a first-person account from a ...

Lawrence Brewer was executed in 2011 for his role in the murder of James Byrd Jr, but it was his last meal request that ...