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Florida Executes Anthony Wainwright for 1994 Kidnapping, Rape and Murder

The execution followed the Supreme Court’s silent denial of his final appeals after three decades of legal challenges

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

South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad, First U.S. Use Since 2010

Wave of Executions in Five States Raises Alarms Over US Death Penalty