SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Utah’s parole board will conduct a critical hearing on Monday to discuss whether Taberon Dave Honie, who is slated for execution on August 8 for a 1998 murder, should have his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment. The hearing arrives amid changes in the administration of the death penalty in … Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday intervened just minutes before a Texas man was scheduled to be executed, granting a temporary stay as it considers taking up his longstanding plea for DNA testing, which he claims will establish his innocence in a 1998 murder case. Ruben Gutierrez, now 45, was convicted in the … Read more
ATLANTA — A Fulton County judge sentenced a man to life without the possibility of parole for a murder stemming from a parking space dispute at Atlanta’s Lenox Square. The 2020 incident, which the judge described as an “execution,” involved Ricky LaFargue, who fatally shot Thuan Nguyen in the mall’s parking lot. The sentence handed … Read more
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — On Wednesday, a Texas man was executed for the brutal 2001 murder and rape of an 18-year-old woman, whose life was tragically cut short just as she was beginning to pursue her dreams. The convicted man used his final moments to express remorse for his heinous actions more than two decades ago. … Read more
LONDON — In a chilling verdict this Friday, seven men were convicted in connection with the murder of 24-year-old Kai McGinley, who authorities say was brutally executed on a quiet street in South-East London earlier this February. McGinley’s death, a consequence of a tightly orchestrated ambush, highlights ongoing issues surrounding drug-related violence in urban areas. … Read more
CEDAR CITY, Utah – After spending 25 years on death row for the 1998 murder and sexual assault of his girlfriend’s mother, Taberone Honie has been slated for execution by lethal injection on August 8. Honie, convicted for the heinous crimes against Claudia Benn, showed no remorse when the judge announced the execution order. The … Read more
Jefferson City, Missouri – A Missouri man scheduled for execution on Tuesday for the murder of his former lover is maintaining his innocence, claiming he cannot show remorse for a crime he did not commit. David Hosier, 69, is facing lethal injection for the 2009 killing of Angela Gilpin, alongside her husband, Rodney Gilpin. Despite … Read more
Atmore, Alabama – A man was executed on Thursday in Alabama, nearly twenty years after being convicted for the brutal murders of an elderly couple. Jamie Ray Mills, 50, was put to death by lethal injection at 6:19 p.m. He became the second inmate in the state and the sixth in the country to be … Read more
Kansas City, Missouri — With his execution date looming, a Missouri prisoner on death row is breaking his silence and sharing his story. As the legal battle continues, he is speaking out about his conviction and the justice system that put him behind bars. The prisoner, who has been on death row for years, is … Read more
Boise, Idaho – The recent botched execution attempt of serial killer Thomas Creech has sparked debate and raised questions about the future of capital punishment in Idaho. Creech, Idaho’s longest-serving death row inmate, narrowly escaped death when medical staff were unable to establish a vein for the lethal injection, causing his death warrant to expire. … Read more