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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

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

CBS News

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

The US Sun

A CONVICTED killer has been executed for the 1994 murder of a college freshman, uttering, “No, sir,” when asked to give a final message from the death chamber. Loran Cole, 57, was put to death by lethal injection just after 6 pm on Thursday at the Florida State Prison as crowds protested outside the facility. […]

Death row inmate Loran Cole uttered ‘No sir’ in final words & shared last meal of pizza & M&Ms with son before execution

Georgia State

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Crisp County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

Houston, TX

Huntsville, TX

When Sarah Adleman woke up on Wednesday, her first order of business, she said, was to go for “a long run.”. It was a fitting tribute to her mom, Nancy, who was strangled to death nearly three decades ago while jogging by the Brays Bayou river near her Houston home. She was 48 years old.

Her mom’s murderer faces execution tonight. Will she read the letter he wrote to her?

Texas State

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

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

Latin Times

A death row inmate in Texas is set to be executed on Wednesday for the killing of a woman in Houston in 1997. Should it effectively be conducted, Arthur Lee Burton would become the third person to be executed in the state so far this year, with four more scheduled throughout 2024.

Texas death row inmate with hours to live maintains he has 'intellectual disability' as appeal sits with Supreme Court

Atlanta, GA

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Missouri State

Saint Louis, MO

A death row inmate in Missouri is currently fighting for his life as experts say new DNA evidence proves his innocence of a 1998 murder – just weeks before he faces execution. Marcellus Williams, 55, was sentenced to death in 2001 for fatally stabbing well-known St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter...

Missouri death row inmate with DNA evidence on his side gets last ditch hearing to save his life

The state of Missouri has scheduled a fourth execution for this year. The Missouri Supreme Court issued a warrant of execution Tuesday for Christopher L. Collings. The 49-year-old is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Dec. 3. He was convicted in 2012 of killing Rowan Ford, a 9-year-old girl...

Missouri Supreme Court sets date to execute fourth person facing death penalty this year

Utah State

Irish Star

Utah death row inmate Taberon Honie called himself a 'monster' ahead of the state's first execution in 14 years. Honie was sentenced to death for the 1998 killing of his ex-girlfriend's mother

Utah death row inmate calls himself 'monster' ahead of state's first execution in 14 years

Salt Lake City, UT

Utah has now ended its decade-long execution hiatus after an inmate was put to death for the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s mother. Taberon Dave Honie died by lethal injection early on Thursday morning at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City. In his final words, the 48-year-old...

Utah carries out first execution since 2010 as inmate put to death for murder of ex-girlfriend’s mother

Mississippi State

Lowndes County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Ashley Waddell, a Mississippi woman has been charged with five separate crimes, including DUI, after crashing into the back of a bus with her vehicle on Tuesday afternoon in Lowndes County.

Mississippi Woman Crashes into Bus, Charged with DUI

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

A Missouri death row inmate has entered an agreement with prosecutors that calls for him to be resentenced to life in prison without parole. But the state attorney general opposes the no-contest plea deal for Marcellus Williams, 55, and wants the 24 September execution to go ahead. Williams was convicted...

Missouri death row inmate in plea deal to avoid execution

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 Guardian

Mariann Belair, 24, found guilty of first-degree murder after son picked up gun on couch and killed four-year-old sister

Kansas woman gets life in prison after two-year-old son fatally shoots his sister

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

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Kansas' long, ambivalent relationship with capital punishment

On the day after Valentine’s Day, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach went to the Capitol and made a surprising announcement to the media: Nearly 60 years...

Kansas' long, ambivalent relationship with capital punishment

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