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Florida executed Kayle Bates, a 67-year-old convicted murderer, marking the state’s 10th execution in 2025—the most in a single year. Bates was convicted of abducting and killing Janet White in 1982. His appeals, including arguments of racial discrimination and mental impairment, were denied. Florida now leads the nation in executions this year, with two more […]
Former college basketball player Jarred Shaw has been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly smuggling cannabis-infused edibles into the country. Shaw, 34, was detained on May 7 in Tangerang after police seized 132 pieces of cannabis candy weighing nearly 870 grams. He claimed the products were intended for fellow players, but authorities say the incident stems […]
On Friday at 6 p.m., Brad Sigmon, 67, is set to be executed by firing squad, marking the first U.S. execution by this method since 2010. Sigmon, convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat, chose this method over the electric chair or lethal injection, citing concerns over pain and secrecy surrounding drug […]
A Texas state board has rejected a clemency plea from Robert Roberson, a man facing execution for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in a case involving the controversial diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Despite claims of his innocence and widespread support from Republican lawmakers, medical experts, and a detective involved in […]
Chad Daybell was found guilty of murder and conspiracy charges in the deaths of his former wife, Tammy Daybell, and Lori Vallow Daybell’s two children, Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ” Vallow. The children were discovered buried on Daybell’s property in June 2020. Prosecutors argued that Daybell, driven by bizarre religious beliefs and his desire to […]
After last Saturday’s mass shooting in Buffalo at a grocery store has lawmakers in New York State wanting to bring back the death penalty. The death penalty in the state of New York has stopped since 2004 after the New State Court Of Appeals declared that it violated the state’s constitution. Republican lawmakers still want […]
(WHEC News 10) – Will the man accused of killing a customer during a 2003 Xerox Federal Credit Union robbery face the death penalty? We expect federal prosecutors to talk about that in front of a judge Monday morning. Prosecutors say Richard Wilbern walked into the credit union in Webster 13 years ago, robbed it, […]
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