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Tennessee Executes Darrell Hines for 1985 Murder

The case raises questions about the state's ability to carry out lethal injections humanely.

Supreme Court Denies Alabama Emergency Bid to Use Nitrogen Gas in Execution

Judge Permanently Bars Alabama From Executing Man With Nitrogen Gas

Executions Hit Highest Level Since 1981, Amnesty Reports, With Iran Driving the 2025 Surge

Justice Department Restarts Federal Executions, Authorizes Firing Squads if Drugs Are Unavailable

Justice Department Restores Federal Executions, Adds Firing Squad Option

Justice Department Restores Federal Executions and Allows Firing Squads

Arizona Lawmaker Seeks Voter-Approved Firing Squad Option for Executions

Thirty-Seven Years After His Execution, Ted Bundy’s Crimes and Psychology Reassessed

India’s Supreme Court Reserves Judgment on Challenge to Death by Hanging

Osaka District Court Dismisses Inmates’ Challenge to Hanging Executions

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

UK Reports Revisit Botched 1983 Alabama Electrocution That Took 14 Minutes

South Carolina Executes Brad Keith Sigmon by Firing Squad

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

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

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

Tennessee Executes Inmate With Active Defibrillator in U.S. First

Xianyang Court Confirms Execution of Zhang Yiyang as First Mainland Celebrity Executed for Murder

Stephen Stanko Put to Death by Lethal Injection in South Carolina