Overview

• Wendell Grissom, convicted for the 2005 murder of Amber Matthews, was executed in Oklahoma by lethal injection.
• Edward James, convicted for the 1993 rape and murder of Toni Neuner and her grandmother Betty Dick, was executed in Florida by lethal injection.
• These executions bring the total number of executions in the U.S. this year to ten, with seven carried out by lethal injection.
• This week also saw a nitrogen inhalation execution in Louisiana and Arizona's first execution in over two years, both highlighting the range of methods used.
• The death penalty remains abolished in 23 states, with six others observing moratoriums, reflecting the ongoing national divide over capital punishment.