Tag: Capital punishment
Man executed 13 years after setting store clerk on fire in Texas
Alright, so like, there was this dude named Matthew Johnson, and he got executed for setting a convenience store clerk on fire back in 2012. The poor clerk, Nancy Harris, was just doing her...
South Carolina man Brad Sigmon executed by firing squad
South Carolina Man Brad Sigmon Faces Firing SquadIn a chilling turn of events that grabbed national attention, Brad Sigmon, a 67-year-old South Carolina man, faced execution by firing squad on Friday. This marked the...
South Carolina Killer Chooses Firing Squad for Execution
South Carolina Inmate Chooses Firing Squad for ExecutionSouth Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has made a controversial decision that has garnered nationwide attention. Scheduled to face the ultimate penalty on March 7, Sigmon opted for...
Richard Lee Tabler Executed for Texas Double Killing in Dispute
Richard Lee Tabler, a Texas man responsible for a double killing involving his strip club manager and another man, was executed in a state penitentiary in Huntsville. The execution took place on Thursday night,...
Texas Executes Man Convicted in 2011 Murder of Arlington Pastor
The state of Texas carried out the execution of Steven Lawayne Nelson, a 37-year-old man convicted of the 2011 murder of Arlington pastor Clint Dobson. This somber event took place on a Wednesday evening,...
Lawyers Seek Ban on Death Penalty in Idaho Murders Case; Victim’s Mother Calls for...
Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, have requested that the death penalty be removed as a possible punishment. They argue that international, federal, and...
Robert Roberson Death Penalty Case Updates: Law Enforcement and Prosecutors’ Shifting Stances
Robert Roberson, a death row inmate in Texas, was scheduled to be executed for the murder of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in 2002. However, the Texas Supreme Court halted his execution late Thursday...
Texas Supreme Court Halts Execution in Controversial Shaken Baby Syndrome Case
The Texas Supreme Court recently made a decision to pause the execution of Robert Roberson, a man who had been found guilty of murdering his daughter. This case has sparked a lot of debate...
Man Sentenced to Execution for Daughter’s Death in Controversial Shaken Baby Case
Advocates were desperately trying to save the life of Robert Roberson, a Texas man facing execution for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in a controversial shaken baby case. The Texas Board...
Texas Man Executed for 1997 Killing of Female Jogger Despite Claims of Intellectual Disability
Arthur Lee Burton, a 54-year-old Texas man, was executed for the 1997 killing of Nancy Adleman, a 48-year-old mother of three who was jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago. Burton...