Kenneth Eugene Smith’s wife ‘cried out’ during his execution
The wife of killer Kenneth Eugene Smith reportedly cried out as he thrashed against his restraints during the 22 minutes it took for him to become the first person in … Read More
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Alabama executes Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas
An Alabama death row inmate was executed on Thursday night, becoming the first person in the US to be put to death by nitrogen gas, officials confirmed. Kenneth Eugene Smith, … Read More
Federal court approved Kenneth Eugene Smith’s execution by nitrogen gas
Alabama will be allowed to carry out the country’s first inmate execution by nitrogen gas after a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday — just one day before a convicted killer … Read More
Texas inmate Jedidiah Murphy recites Psalm in last statement before execution
A Texas man convicted of killing an elderly woman decades ago was put to death Tuesday, an execution that took place hours after the US Supreme Court overturned an order that delayed … Read More
Eerie final words of ‘vampire’ who killed 6-year-old girl
A Missouri death row inmate who claimed to be a vampire told the family of the 6-year-old girl he abducted and killed he was “sorry” as they watched him being … Read More
Alabama executes man James Barber by lethal injection for beating woman, Dorothy Epps, to death in 2001
Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections after two failed executions prompted the governor to order an … Read More
Florida man convicted in 1984 murder of babysitter executed
A Florida man convicted of the 1984 killing of a babysitter as two children slept, a woman in a separate murder and rape, was executed Thursday after being one of the state’s … Read More
Appeals court says Alabama can’t execute intellectually disabled inmate
A federal appeals court on Friday said Alabama cannot execute a man with an IQ in the 70s, agreeing with a lower court’s ruling that he is intellectually disabled and … Read More
‘Ninja Killer’ Louis Gaskin to be executed for 1989 slayings
A Florida inmate dubbed the “ninja killer” for having dressed all in black when attacking random couples is set to be executed next month, according to reports. Florida Gov. Ron … Read More
Texas executes convicted killer John Balentine
A man sentenced to death for killing three teens more than two decades ago was executed in Texas Wednesday night — and apologized to his victims’ families in his final … Read More
