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Florida Executes Chadwick Willacy for 1990 Murder of Neighbor

The case highlights mounting scrutiny of Florida’s lethal-injection secrecy.

Texas Death Row Case Upended by Co-Defendant’s Sworn Confession Ahead of April 30 Execution

Mississippi Executes Charles Ray Crawford in 1993 Rape-Murder Case

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

DeSantis Signs 12th Execution Warrant for David Pittman

Alabama Halts Aug. 21 Execution of David Lee Roberts Pending Mental Competency Report

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

Florida Executes Thomas Lee Gudinas in State’s Seventh Execution of 2025

Oklahoma to Retry Richard Glossip Without Seeking Death Penalty

Arizona Moves Forward with Second Execution of 2025 as AG Seeks Death Warrant for Richard Djerf