Autopsy reveals difficulty with IV insertions during executions in Arizona, raising concerns about medical practices for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inmate Stephen Bryant has chosen to die by firing squad, the chair for which is pictured on the left. (Photo courtesy of the S.C.

Christa Pike, A Tennessee woman on death row, sues state claiming lethal injection protocol would cause cruel death due to ...

In 2001, Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s parents. Two decades later, his death sentence was carried out — and he chose an execution method considered one of the most ...

The planned execution of a Georgia inmate convicted of murdering two women in Cobb County has been halted by a Fulton County judge. Stacey Ian Humphreys, found guilty of shooting real estate agents ...

Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols declined to choose between the electric chair and lethal injection before his Dec. 11 execution. Nichol declined to make his choice Nov. 10, a statement ...

STARKE, Fla. -- A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and his girlfriend during a home invasion robbery was put to death Thursday evening in Florida's 19th execution this year. Frank Athen Walls, ...

A South Carolina death row inmate convicted of killing a man and writing a message to investigators with the victim’s blood more than 20 years ago elected on Friday to die by firing squad. Stephen ...

Lawyers for a South Carolina death row inmate are asking the state Supreme Court to halt his execution, arguing that the judge who sentenced him never considered the extent of his brain damage caused ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A South Carolina death row inmate who is set to become the 50th man executed since the state reinstated the death penalty 40 years ago will die by firing squad. Stephen ...