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Ralph LeRoy Menzies Dies of Natural Causes in Utah, Closing Nearly 40-Year Death Penalty Case

His death followed a state evaluation finding him incompetent for a firing squad execution because of dementia.

San Francisco Man, 81, Charged in 1982 Killing of His Wife

Manhattan DA to Retry Pedro Hernandez in Etan Patz Case

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

Coroner Delivers Open Finding in Simone Strobel Case, Recommends NSW Unsolved Homicide Review

Miami Jury Convicts Robert Koehler in 1984 'Pillowcase Rapist' Attack

Judge to Decide Death or Life for Deltona ‘Xbox Murders’ Defendants Today

Dutch Prosecutors Offer €15,000 Reward in Lex van Cittert Cold Case After TV Appeal Brings Tips

Boulder Judge Blocks Defense Bid for JonBenét Ramsey Files in 1994 Retrial

Carrascosa Seeks Reparations for Wrongful Conviction, Files Inter-American Claim and Moves to Sue Buenos Aires Province

Gregory John Walker Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in 1998 Waterloo Fire

Jerome Kowalski Enters No-Contest Plea in 2008 Double Murder Case

Judge Sets June 1, 2026 Deadline to Retry Pedro Hernandez in Etan Patz Case or Release Him

Mississippi Executes Charles Ray Crawford in 1993 Rape-Murder Case

DNA From Discarded Straw Leads to Murder Charge in 1984 Killing of Long Island Teen

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

Judge to Rule Within Days on Pedro Hernandez’s Release After Patz Case Conviction Overturned

South Carolina’s Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Dies at 81 After 42 Years

Quebec Man Convicted in 1994 Killing of 10-Year-Old After DNA Breakthrough

Bielefeld Cold-Case Murder Trial Opens Under Juvenile Law After DNA Breakthrough