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Kentucky AG Seeks to End 2010 Execution Injunction, Urges Beshear to Sign Warrants

A court ruling will decide if the governor can issue death warrants following a 16-year pause.

Texas Executes Cedric Ricks for 2013 Killings of Girlfriend and Her 8-Year-Old Son

Florida Executes Melvin Trotter for 1986 Murder, Marking Fourth U.S. Execution of 2026

Florida Executes Frank Athen Walls, Marking 19th State Execution of 2025

Florida Executes Mark Allen Geralds for 1989 Home-Invasion Murder as 2025 Total Hits 18

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

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

Mississippi Executes Charles Ray Crawford in 1993 Rape-Murder Case

Indiana Executes Roy Lee Ward for 2001 Rape and Murder of 15-Year-Old Stacy Payne

Florida Executes Victor Tony Jones, Extending Single-Year Record to 13

Texas Executes Blaine Milam for 2008 ‘Exorcism’ Killing of 13-Month-Old

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

Arizona Inmate Richard Djerf Apologizes, Declines Clemency Ahead of Oct. 17 Execution

DeSantis Signs Warrant Setting Oct. 14 Execution for Samuel Smithers

Florida Executes Kayle Bates for 1982 Abduction and Killing, Marking 10th Execution of 2025

DeSantis Signs 12th Execution Warrant for David Pittman

Byron Black’s Implanted Defibrillator Didn’t Fire During Execution, Early Data Shows

Florida Breaks Single-Year Execution Record with Ninth Lethal Injection

Tennessee Supreme Court Clears Way for Byron Black’s Execution Without Defibrillator Deactivation

Florida Executes Michael Bernard Bell in 26th U.S. Execution of 2025