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Florida Executes William Frances Silvia in State’s 13th 2026 Lethal Injection

The execution highlights Florida’s accelerated use of capital punishment under recent state policies.

Trial Opens for Lindsay Clancy in Deaths of Her Three Children

Christopher Ebanks Charged in Phoenix Killing After Dismembered Remains Found

Florida Executes Chadwick Willacy for 1990 Murder of Neighbor

Iowa Cold-Case Murder Defendant Released on Reduced Bond With House Arrest

Chance Barrett Charged in 2024 Killing of Edgar Yudiel Granados in Northeast Austin

Florida Executes Melvin Trotter for 1986 Killing After Supreme Court Denies Stay

Judge Sets Jan. 30 Show-Cause Hearing Over Discovery in Rebecca Park Case

Jury Weighs Brian Walshe Murder Case After 8-Day Trial

Blue Alert Issued as Manhunt Intensifies for N.C. Suspect in Grandmother’s Killing, Deputy Stabbing

Tifany Adams Pleads No Contest in Oklahoma Killings of Two Kansas Women

Florida Executes Samuel Lee Smithers for 1996 Killings, Marking 14th Execution of 2025

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

Volusia Prosecutors to Give Update Today in Killing of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer

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

Westminster Woman Arrested on Suspicion of First-Degree Murder After Body Found in Home

DeSantis Signs 12th Execution Warrant for David Pittman