Who Is Christa Gail Pike, the Only Woman on Tennessee’s Death Row?
Next year, Tennessee plans to execute the only woman on the state’s death row. Christa Gail Pike, who is now 49 years old, brutally killed her classmate, Colleen Slemmer, in ...
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Alabama murderer forgiven by victim’s family and Texas toddler killer executed minutes apart
Two longtime residents on death row in Texas and Alabama were executed mere minutes apart Thursday evening — departing in vastly different manners and leaving behind opposing legacies. Geoffrey Todd ...
Florida man uses last words to insist he’s innocent during state’s record 12th execution of the year
A man on death row spent his final breaths continuing to insist that he was innocent before becoming Florida’s 12th execution of the year on Wednesday afternoon. David Pittman, 63, ...
Alabama death row inmate Christopher Barbour receives new trial from judge after 31 years
A federal judge has ordered a new trial for an Alabama death row inmate after tests showed it was another man’s DNA on the victim’s body. Chief US District Judge ...
Florida man on death row for raping, murdering girl, 13, does state a favor — by killing himself: ‘Saved the taxpayers a lot of money’
A Florida man sentenced to death for raping and murdering a 13-year-old girl did the state a favor last week — by killing himself before it could execute him, officials ...
Desperate Arkansas death row prisoner begs to be state’s first execution since 2017, while 10 others sue to block contested punishment
A death row prisoner in Arkansas is begging the state to kill him, but his death wish is being stalled by a lawsuit from 10 other inmates trying to stop ...
5-time convicted killer put to death in Florida uses his last words to thank executioner
A five-time convicted murderer executed in Florida on Tuesday used his last words to thank those responsible for his impending death as he became the 26th person executed in the ...
Utah judge schedules execution by firing squad for Ralph Leroy Menzies — who has dementia
A Utah judge on Wednesday set an execution date for a man with dementia who has been on death row for 37 years, even as his lawyers file appeals and ...
