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Texas Executes Matthew Lee Johnson 13 Years After Setting Store Clerk on Fire

Johnson's lethal injection marks the fourth execution in Texas this year and the 18th in the U.S., concluding a decade-long legal process following his brutal 2012 crime.

South Carolina Firing Squad Execution Deemed Botched After Autopsy Findings

Texas Executes Moises Mendoza for 2004 Murder of Rachelle Tolleson

Luigi Mangione's Defense Seeks to Block Death Penalty in CEO Murder Case

South Carolina to Conduct First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years

South Carolina Prepares for First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years

Alabama Executes Demetrius Frazier Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

Texas Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in High-Profile Murder of 12-Year-Old

Texas Death Row Inmate's Testimony Sparks Political Showdown

Texas Executes Travis Mullis for 2008 Murder of Infant Son

Florida Executes Loran Cole for 1994 Murder of FSU Student

Kolkata Doctor's Rape and Murder Sparks Political Clash and Protests

Idaho Set to Execute Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate, Thomas Creech

Alabama to Carry Out First Execution Using Nitrogen Hypoxia