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2mo ago

Francis Clifford Smith, Longest-Serving U.S. Prisoner, Dies at 101

His death closes a more-than-70-year sentence that featured eight aborted execution dates and long-standing questions about the evidence in a 1949 killing.

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5mo ago

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

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last yr.

Oklahoma Executes Convicted Killer John Hanson Following Trump Order

Death Penalty History

Francis Clifford Smith, Longest-Serving U.S. Prisoner, Dies at 101

Florida Executes James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, for 1976 Murder

Florida Executes Ronald Heath, First Inmate Put to Death in 2026

Florida Executes Richard Barry Randolph, Marking State’s 17th Execution of 2025

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

Oklahoma Executes Convicted Killer John Hanson Following Trump Order