Sorry for ‘taking him away from you’
A convicted cop-killer who fatally shot a Dallas police corporal after a high speed chase in 2007 used his final breaths to apologize to the officer’s family Wednesday, telling them … Read More
Tag: executions
Iran hangs former defense ministry official Ali Reza Akbari over spy claim
Iran said Saturday it had executed a dual Iranian-British national who once held a high-ranking position in the country’s defense ministry despite international warnings to halt his death sentence, further … Read More
Iran executes 2 more men detained over nationwide protests
Iran said it executed two men Saturday convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during a demonstration, the latest executions aimed at halting the nationwide protests now challenging the country’s … Read More
AZ inmate withdraws execution request over lethal injection ‘torture’
An Arizona death row inmate withdrew his execution request this week, citing three recent executions that were “carried out in a manner that amounts to torture” and the election of … Read More
Texas mechanic executed over $500 repair bill: family
A married dad of two and mechanic from Houston was ambushed, chased and shot dead execution-style just two days before Christmas over a dispute with a client about a $500 … Read More
Taraneh Alidoosti arrested for supporting Iran protests
Iranian authorities arrested one of the country’s most famous actresses Saturday after she shared her support publicly for the nation’s ongoing protest movement, according to state media. Taraneh Alidoosti, … Read More
Mississippi executes inmate Thomas Loden Jr., who raped and killed teenage girl
A man who confessed to brutally raping and killing a teenage girl stranded on the side of a Mississippi road more than two decades ago was executed by the state … Read More
19-year-old Khorry Ramey too you to witness Kevin Johnson’s execution: Judge
A 19-year-old woman is too young to witness the state of Missouri execute her father, who was sentenced to death for killing a police officer when he was a teen, … Read More
Alabama calls off execution of Kenneth Eugene after problem with venous access
Alabama on Thursday night called off the scheduled execution of a man convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher’s wife after the state had trouble establishing venous access … Read More
James Coddington forgives Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt before being executed
An Oklahoma prisoner used his final moments to forgive the state’s governor for denying him clemency before he was executed by lethal injection Thursday. James Coddington, 50, was executed at … Read More
