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Utah Judge Schedules Sept. 5 Firing Squad Execution for Inmate With Dementia

A July 23 hearing will assess a petition for a new evaluation of Menzies’s dementia to determine his understanding of the execution.

Florida Governor Signs Death Warrant for Convicted Killer Glen Rogers

Arizona Executes Aaron Gunches for 2002 Murder Under Updated Protocols

Arizona Executes Aaron Gunches, Ending Two-Year Death Penalty Pause

South Carolina Prepares for First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years

Supreme Court Weighs Texas Death Row Inmate’s Right to DNA Testing

Louisiana Death Row Inmate Dies Weeks Before Scheduled Execution

South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Firing Squad for Execution

Texas Executes Richard Lee Tabler for 2004 Quadruple Homicide

South Carolina Executes Marion Bowman Despite Longstanding Claims of Innocence

Supreme Court Orders Review of Oklahoma Death Row Case Over Sex-Shaming Claims

Supreme Court Reviews Controversial Oklahoma Death Penalty Case

Marcellus Williams Executed Despite New DNA Evidence and Legal Appeals

Alabama Executes Keith Gavin for 1998 Murder of Delivery Driver

Missouri Executes Brian Dorsey Despite Pleas for Clemency