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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.

Stitt Commutes Tremane Wood’s Death Sentence Minutes Before Execution

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

Mississippi Executes Charles Ray Crawford in 1993 Rape-Murder Case

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

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

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

DeSantis Signs 12th Execution Warrant for David Pittman

Mississippi Executes Richard Gerald Jordan, Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate

Oklahoma Executes Convicted Killer John Hanson Following Trump Order

Indiana Executes Benjamin Ritchie for 2000 Police Officer Murder