Fort Worth, TX

Columbus, OH

Houston, TX

CBS News

A Texas man who claimed an intellectual disability in a late attempt at a reprieve was executed Wednesday evening for the killing of a woman who was jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago.Arthur Lee Burton, 54, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville and was pronounced dead at 6:47 p.m. local time. He was condemned for the July 1997 killing and attempted rape of Nancy Adleman, a 48-year-old mother of three. Adleman had been brutally beaten and strangled with her own shoelace in a heavily wooded area off a jogging trail along a...

Texas man executed for 1997 killing of female jogger

Florida State

Bartow, FL

A Florida death row inmate, convicted of a 1997 mass killing at a manufacturing facility, died on Thursday before an execution date could be set. Nelson Serrano, who had been diagnosed with a terminal condition, spent his final days confined to a wheelchair and suffering from severe health issues. Conviction...

Florida death row inmate dies before execution amid terminal illness

Magnolia, TX

New York Post

A Texas man who chopped his wife’s head off just months after they got married has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the heinous crime.  

Jared James Dicus’ trial concluded on Wednesday, more than a year after he decapitated his 21-year-old bride Anggy Diaz in their home near the town of Magnolia outside of Houston. 

Dicus, now 23, pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to four decades in prison with his earliest parole date not until 2043, ABC 13 reported.

Ohio dad Chad Doerman read the Bible, told his sons they were ‘the best boys ever’ before...

Texas husband who chopped off newlywed wife’s head gets 40-year prison sentence: DA

California State

Inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried over prosecutorial misconduct

California inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried due to prosecutorial misconduct

Texas State

The Independent

 Arthur Lee Burton was executed in Texas Wednesday for the murder of mother-of-three Nancy Adleman after apologizing to those he’d harmed with his horrific actions.“To all the people I have hurt and caused pain, I wish we didn’t have to be here at this moment, but I want you to know that I am sorry for putting y’all through this and my family,” he said. “I’m not better than anyone. I hope that I find peace and y’all can, too.”Burton was first convicted one year after the July 1997 murder, in which the 48-year-old mother, who had been jogging...

Texas death row inmate says ‘I’m sorry’ in last words as he’s executed for mother-of-three’s murder

The Mirror US

A Texas death row killer's last words were directed at his fellow inmates as he referred to himself by a bizarre nickname — "Bird" — when he addressed them. He also addressed those impacted by his crimes

Texas death row prisoner's final message to fellow inmates using bizarre 'nickname' before execution

Dallas, TX

Paris, TX

A Texas father has been arrested and charged after he allegedly gave his 4-month-old son gasoline to drink in an attempt to kill the minor. Police in Paris, Texas, said the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Edgar Bridgemon, admitted to the crime and told authorities that he deliberately made his son consume the poisonous substance because he wanted to kill him, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth reported. Bridgemon has since been charged with attempted capital murder.

Texas father charged after trying to end 4-month-old son’s life by giving him gasoline to drink

Jared James Dicus has been sentenced for decapitating his wife. Back in January 2023, Anggy Diaz was decapitated and parts of her body were scattered across a home owned by her in-laws. According to 'PEOPLE,' one year after the crime, Dicus, plead guilty to murder. The two, who were living...

Man Decapitates His Wife After 3 Months Of Marriage, Parts Of Her Body Scattered Across In-Laws' Home

This article contains a description of fatal violence against a Black trans woman. Vanity Williams, a Black transgender woman who also used the name Chanel on social media, was shot and killed in Houston, Texas on August 2, 2024. A nursing student and Air Force veteran, she was 34 years old.

Vanity Williams, a 34-Year-Old Black Trans Woman and Nursing Student, Killed in Texas

Tennessee State

Tallahassee, FL

A man convicted of murdering a college student and raping his sister while the siblings were on a camping trip was executed in the southern US state of Florida on Thursday, prison officials said. Cole was sentenced to death in December 1995 for the February 1994 murder of an 18-year-old Florida State University student, who was on a camping trip with his sister in the Ocala National Forest.

Florida inmate executed for college student's 1994 murder

Wide Open Eats

In what is perhaps the most horrifying story I'll write about this week, authorities recently arrested a Texas father for allegedly giving his infant daughter gasoline to drink. Police say that the Texas father attempted to kill his own daughter with the gas. Right now, he's in jail on a...

Texas Father Arrested For Giving Infant Daughter Gasoline To Drink

Flagler County, FL

Fox News

A deputy in Flagler County, Florida, has resigned after witnesses say he fell asleep while guarding an inmate, allowing the inmate to escape custody.

Florida deputy was 'likely sleeping' when inmate escaped hospital: sheriff

Alabama State

The office of Alabama’s attorney general has settled a federal lawsuit filed by death row inmate Alan Miller over the state’s plan for him to become the second known person in the nation to be executed using nitrogen gas.

Alabama settles lawsuit with death row inmate set to become second executed by nitrogen gas

A Florida man convicted of killing a college freshman and raping the murder victim's older sister while the siblings camped in a national forest 30 years ago was executed Thursday.Loran Cole, 57, received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. at Florida State Prison for the 1994 killing of the 18-year-old student. Cole also was serving two life sentences for rape.Cole did not have a last statement. "No sir," he said when asked if he had some final words.After the procedure began about 6 p.m. Cole briefly looked up at a witness in the front row. After...

Florida executes man convicted of 1994 killing of college student in national forest

Douglas, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

A man out on probation for drug charges less than a year ago and a woman from Douglas were recently arrested following a search at a local apartment. On August 7, 2024, at around 1:00 PM, Detectives from the Coffee County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit were conducting a proactive narcotics patrol in Douglas. During their patrol, a detective spotted 30-year-old Christopher Lamar Hawkins, who had outstanding warrants for fleeing police and methamphetamine possession, driving a white 2021 Kia Sorento. Hawkins was stopped in front of apartment 203/204 on N Wheeler Ave, where two detectives approached him. Breanna Henderson, 33, then came out of apartment 203 to "investigate what was going on with Hawkins" and appeared to whisper with Hawkins during his arrest. The report states that Henderson, who temporarily lived with Hawkins, began whispering with him "presumably about nefarious activities due to Hawkins's previous history with drug distribution and evading law enforcement."

Douglas Man and Woman Arrested Following Drug Bust and Search at Apartment

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

As Alfalfa in the classic Our Gang/Little Rascals comedic feature film shorts-turned-TV-series, former child star Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer brought to the screen his unique brand of humor, coupled with an unmelodic voice, freckles, and a protruding hair cowlick. The Gang/Rascals franchise was later rebooted on the big screen with a cast of new young stars.

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer: A Tragic Child Star Story of a Dog, a Few Dollars, and a Deadly Altercation

San Antonio, TX

Austin, TX

While the two murders occurred six years apart -- one in 2018, another this past June -- police say DNA evidence reveals the suspect to be the same in both cases. Texas authorities have made headway into their investigation into the recent killing of Alyssa Ann Rivera, after linking DNA at the murder scene with another unsolved murder. The two crimes occurred six years apart and police are now on the hunt for a suspected serial killer.

Texas Authorities on Hunt for Possible Serial Killer After Two Murders Are Linked Via DNA

Massachusetts State

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Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

Immigration authorities confirmed to Fox News Digital that the 18-year-old woman accused of dumping her newborn in a Houston dumpster is in the United States illegally.

Woman in US illegally allegedly dumps newborn in Houston dumpster, claims she had 'no choice'

Georgia State

The Georgia Department of Corrections is seeing its deadliest year ever, with 156 deaths, including at least 24 homicides, during the first six months of 2024. Mortality data obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows total deaths inside state correctional facilities from all causes have been rising since 2020. The number of such deaths in the first half of this year even exceeds the number of prisoner deaths during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

'Too many deaths': Baptist pastor fights for jail reform in North Texas

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