Jackson, Georgia – Willie James Pye, a man convicted of the horrific 1993 abduction, rape, and murder of his former girlfriend, met his fate through lethal injection at a prison in Jackson Wednesday night. This execution marks the first in the state since 2020, despite multiple legal challenges and a plea for clemency to spare … Read more
Dallas, Texas – An inmate in Texas who had maintained his innocence for over 20 years was executed on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of two individuals, including his cousin. Ivan Cantu, 50 years old, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the 2000 killings of his cousin, James Mosqueda, and … Read more
Boise, Idaho – Idaho’s prison system faces a somber task this Wednesday as they prepare to carry out the execution of 73-year-old Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the nation’s longest-serving death row inmates. Creech is set to be put to death by lethal injection for the murder of a fellow prisoner in 1981, marking the … Read more
Atmore, Alabama – On Thursday, Kenneth Eugene Smith was the first person in history to be executed via nitrogen hypoxia at the William C. Holman prison in Atmore, Alabama. This marked a significant departure from traditional execution methods and has sparked a contentious debate about the use of this untested method for capital punishment. Smith, … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – A death row prisoner in Alabama is scheduled to be executed this Thursday through the use of nitrogen, making him the first inmate in America to be put to death using this method. Kenneth Smith, a convicted murderer, sought to challenge the constitutionality of the method but his legal bid was unsuccessful, … Read more
HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Angel Maturino Resendez, known as the “Railway Killer,” was executed on a hot June night after a murder spree that left at least 16 people dead in different states across the United States. Resendez declined his last meal and made a final statement, asking for forgiveness and acknowledging that he allowed the … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. – Oba Chandler, a Florida man, was executed after being convicted on three murder charges in the deaths of Joan Rogers and her two teenage daughters. The June 1989 killings of Rogers and her daughters, Michelle and Christie, remained unsolved for three years after their bodies were found in Tampa Bay with yellow … Read more
QUIET DELL, W.Va. – In 1932, Harry Powers faced the gallows at the West Virginia Penitentiary, where he was pronounced dead after 11 minutes. Powers, one of America’s first serial killers, kept his thoughts about the violent murders for which he was charged to himself. In 1910, at 18, Harry Powers emigrated with his family … Read more