USA: Charles Crawford (Mississippi) and Richard Djerf (Arizona) executed this week
Two more death sentences were carried out in the USA this week following Tuesday’s double execution. After Florida and Missouri, it was Charles Crawford in… Read more
USA: Samuel Smithers (Florida) and Lance Shockley (Missouri) executed within an hour
Two death sentences were carried out within an hour of each other in two different US states – in Florida it was Samuel Smithers and… Read more
Indiana: Roy Lee Ward executed – on World Day Against the Death Penalty, which calls for its abolition
Shortly after midnight in the US state of Indiana, 53-year-old Roy Lee Ward was executed with a lethal injection – an overdose of pentobarbital. He… Read more
Florida: Victor Jones executed – another victim of a notorious reform school
On Tuesday evening, 64-year-old Victor Tony Jones was executed by lethal injection by the US state of Florida. He was sentenced to death for stabbing… Read more
USA: Two simultaneous executions in Alabama and Texas – Geoffrey West and Blaine Milam executed
Two death sentences were carried out at once in the USA. This means that 33 people have already been executed in the United States this… Read more
Florida: David Pittman executed – despite mental impairment and IQ of 70
On Wednesday evening, 63-year-old David Joseph Pittman was executed by lethal injection in the US state of Florida. He was sentenced to death for stabbing… Read more
Florida: Curtis Windom executed – despite massive opposition from victims’ families
On Thursday evening, 59-year-old Curtis Lee Windom was executed by lethal injection in the US state of Florida. He was sentenced to death for shooting… Read more
Florida: Kayle Bates executed – despite racist influence and lack of DNA tests
On Tuesday evening, 67-year-old Kayle Barrington Bates, a Muslim convert to Islam who called himself Maud Dib Al Sharif Qu’un, was executed by lethal injection… Read more
Tennessee: Byron Black executed – despite possible complications with his pacemaker
On Tuesday morning, 69-year-old Byron Black was executed by lethal injection, an overdose of pentobarbital, in Nashville in the US state of Tennessee. He was… Read more
Florida: Edward Zakrzewski executed – although almost half of the jurors were in favor of life imprisonment
On Thursday evening, 60-year-old Edward Zakrzewski was executed by lethal injection in the US state of Florida. He was sentenced to death for killing his… Read more