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Zeigler's Bid for New Trial Begins as Defense Unveils DNA Tests in 1975 Murders Case

The judge will rule in the coming weeks after a weeklong hearing on new forensic tests plus a previously unheard witness recording.

South Carolina Executes Stephen Bryant by Firing Squad in Third Use This Year

Florida Executes Bryan Jennings for 1979 Child Murder, Marking Record 16th Death This Year

South Carolina Inmate Chooses Firing Squad for Nov. 14 Execution

Florida Set to Execute Norman Grim for 1998 Rape-Murder of Neighbor Tonight

Alabama Executes Anthony Boyd With Nitrogen Gas as Witnesses Report Prolonged Death

Alabama Executes Anthony Todd Boyd by Nitrogen Gas After Supreme Court Denies Final Appeal

Mississippi Executes Charles Ray Crawford in 1993 Rape-Murder Case

Florida Executes Samuel Lee Smithers for 1996 Killings, Marking 14th Execution of 2025

Missouri Executes Lance Shockley in 2005 Trooper Murder Case

Back-to-Back Executions in Florida and Missouri Put October on Track for 15-Year High

Indiana Executes Roy Lee Ward for 2001 Rape and Murder of 15-Year-Old Stacy Payne

Tennessee High Court Sets 2026 Execution Date for Christa Pike, State’s Only Woman on Death Row

Florida Executes Victor Tony Jones, Extending Single-Year Record to 13

Alabama Executes Geoffrey Todd West by Nitrogen Gas After Victim’s Son Sought Clemency

Alabama Set to Execute Geoffrey Todd West by Nitrogen as Victim’s Son Seeks Clemency

Florida Executes David Pittman for 1990 Triple Murder, Setting Record With 12th Execution This Year

Florida Executes Kayle Bates for 1982 Abduction and Killing, Marking 10th Execution of 2025

Alabama Sets Late-October Execution for Anthony Boyd Using Nitrogen Gas

DeSantis Signs 12th Execution Warrant for David Pittman