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DeSantis Signs Death Warrant for Man Convicted of 1986 Killing of Florida Deputy

State officials say the warrant clears the way for a scheduled lethal injection at Florida State Prison with no court-ordered stays.

Juror Misconduct Motion Puts Stacey Humphreys’ Execution at Risk

Florida Executes Harold Gene Lucas After 50 Years on Death Row

China Executes Former Yoozoo Executive Convicted of Poisoning Three-Body Producer

Arizona Executes Leroy McGill for 2002 Gasoline Immolation

Texas Executes Edward Busby After Supreme Court Lifts Stay

Oklahoma Executes Raymond Johnson for 2007 Murders of Ex-Girlfriend and Infant

Florida Executes James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, for 1976 Murder

Florida Executes Chadwick Willacy for 1990 Murder of Neighbor

Arizona High Court Sets May 20 Execution for Leroy McGill

Florida Executes Michael Lee King for 2008 Abduction and Murder of Denise Amber Lee

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

Texas Executes Charles Victor Thompson in First U.S. Execution of 2026

Tennessee Executes Harold Wayne Nichols for 1988 Killing of Karen Pulley

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

Arizona Executes Richard Djerf for 1993 Phoenix Family Murders

Missouri Executes Lance Shockley in 2005 Trooper Murder Case

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

Daily Beast Criticized for Omitting Crime Details in DeSantis Veteran Execution Story

U.S.-Mediated Truce Stabilizes Sweida After Druze-Bedouin Clashes