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
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
Texas: Charles “Chuck” Thompson executed—first execution in the US in 2026
On Wednesday evening, 55-year-old Charles Victor Thompson was executed in Huntsville, Texas, by lethal injection, an overdose of pentobarbital. He was sentenced to death for… Read more
Texas posthumously declares Tommy Lee Walker, executed 70 years ago, innocent
19-year-old Tommy Lee Walker was charged with the rape and murder of a white woman on September 30, 1953—despite numerous witnesses who provided him with… 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
Indiana and Texas: Benjamin Ritchie and Matthew Johnson executed within 18 hours
Two men were executed for murder in the USA on Tuesday – one in the state of Indiana, the other in Texas. Indiana Shortly after… Read more
USA: Moises Mendoza in Texas and James Osgood in Alabama both executed by lethal injection
In the United States, one death sentence was carried out on Wednesday and one on Thursday. Moises Mendoza was executed in Texas and James Osgood… Read more
USA: Stay of execution in two cases – David Wood in Texas and Jessie Hoffman in Louisiana
On Tuesday, David Wood (Texas) and Jessie Hofman (Louisiana) each received a stay of execution. Wood’s death sentence was to be carried out on Thursday,… Read more
USA: James Ford in Florida and Richard Tabler in Texas executed on the same day
On Thursday evening, two prisoners were executed within an hour of each other in two different US states. Florida 64-year-old James Dennis Ford was executed… Read more