Lawrence Brewer was executed on September 21, 2011 for his role in the murder of James Byrd Jr. - but it was his last meal ...

Death Row inmate Lawrence Brewer went all out when requesting his last meal before execution – but then refused to eat any of the huge banquet. Here's why ...

A man is facing a murder charge over his friend's death after Texas authorities allege the two men took turns shooting at each other. Sean O'Donnell, 46, was arrested last week after his friend was ...

In hand-written letters and testimony, Scotty Ray Gardner has made his desire to speed up his capital murder case clear. Gardner, 65, on Arkansas' death row for killing his girlfriend in Conway in ...

A federal judge has ordered a new trial for an Alabama death row inmate after tests showed it was another man’s DNA on the victim’s body. Chief US District Judge Emily C. Marks last week ruled that ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a new trial for an Alabama death row inmate after tests showed it was another man’s DNA on the victim’s body. Chief U.S. District Judge Emily C.

It is unclear how Mr. Trump would carry out his directive. The Supreme Court ruled that mandatory death sentences were unconstitutional nearly half a century ago. By Chris Cameron Reporting from ...

A baby has been found dead inside a vehicle on Tuesday night near Rockwall Heath High School, officials said. Rockwall police said the Heath Department of Public Safety was called to the teacher/staff ...

A Texas construction company that was one of scores across the country whose employees have died after trenches they were working in collapsed, reached a plea deal Tuesday with prosecutors.

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