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Death Penalty History

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Mississippi Executes 79-Year-Old Vietnam Veteran for 1976 Murder

Decades of appeals over his PTSD defense underscore renewed scrutiny of capital punishment trends

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Oklahoma Executes Convicted Killer John Hanson Following Trump Order

Texas Executes Matthew Johnson, Marking Fourth Execution in the State This Year

South Carolina Executes Second Prisoner by Firing Squad in Less Than a Month

South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad for First Time in 15 Years

Missouri Executes Man Convicted of 2007 Child Murder