Florida: Dusty Ray Spencer Executed—Only Seven Jurors Voted for the Death Penalty
On Thursday evening, 74-year-old Dusty Ray Spencer was executed by lethal injection in the U.S. state of Florida. He had been sentenced to death for… Read more
Alabama: Jeffery Lee’s nitrogen hypoxia execution averted at the last minute by court ruling
Jeffery James Lee, 49, was scheduled to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday in the U.S. state of Alabama. Several courts blocked the execution… Read more
Florida: Andrew Lukehart Executed—Even Though the Jury’s Verdict Was Not Unanimous
On Tuesday evening, 53-year-old Andrew Richard Lukehart was executed by lethal injection in the U.S. state of Florida. He had been sentenced to death for… Read more
USA: Two executions carried out in Arizona and Florida, one halted in Tennessee—all within two days
Three executions were scheduled for May 20 and 21, 2026, in the United States. Leroy McGill was executed on Wednesday in Arizona, and Richard Knight… Read more
USA: Two executions on the same day—in Oklahoma and the 600th execution in Texas
Two death sentences were carried out in the United States on Thursday: Raymond Johnson was executed in Oklahoma, while Edward Busby was executed in Texas—the… Read more
USA: Two executions on the same day—James Hitchcock executed in Florida and James Broadnax executed in Texas
In the United States, two men were executed within just over an hour of each other. In Texas, it was James Broadnax; shortly before that,… Read more
Florida: Chadwick Willacy Executed – Execution Order Issued in Response to Critical Questions
On Tuesday evening, 58-year-old Chadwick Willacy was executed by lethal injection in the U.S. state of Florida. He had been sentenced to death after being… Read more
Florida: Michael King Executed—Despite Severe Brain Damage Suffered as a Child
On Tuesday evening, 54-year-old Michael King was executed by lethal injection in the U.S. state of Florida. He had been sentenced to death for kidnapping,… Read more
Texas and Alabama: One execution (Cedric Ricks) and one pardon (Charles “Sonny” Burton)
Two executions were scheduled in the US this week. Cedric Ricks was executed in Texas on Wednesday. Charles Burton, who was scheduled to die by… Read more
Florida: Billy Leon Kearse executed—shot and killed police officer in panic during traffic stop at age 18
On Tuesday evening, 53-year-old Billy Leon Kearse was executed by lethal injection in the US state of Florida. He had been sentenced to death for… Read more