Death Row: the Death Penalty and Executions

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Texas man executed for the ‘exorcism’ killing of his girlfriend’s 13-month-old daughter

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was executed Thursday for killing his girlfriend’s 13-month-old daughter in a torturous ordeal the couple said was part of an “exorcism” to expel a demon from the child’s body.

https://apnews.com/article/texas-execution-blaine-milam-exorcism-killing-330e96315b326ec24c5abf16130eff86?

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Record 13th Florida execution this year carried out on man convicted of killing a couple

STARKE — A man convicted of killing a married couple during a robbery in South Florida in 1990 was put to death Tuesday in a record 13th execution this year in the state.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/09/29/florida-man-convicted-of-fatally-stabbing-married-couple-in-1990-robbery-is-set-to-be-executed/?

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Tennessee court sets execution date for the state’s only woman on death row and 3 male inmates

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday set execution dates for four people, including the only woman in the state on death row.

https://apnews.com/article/execution-death-penalty-tennessee-christa-pike-beecd469ce84c21849fc462991885eaa?

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Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ top criminal court on Thursday again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he was set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.

https://apnews.com/article/texas-execution-shaken-baby-roberson-7a43e4620e3bfd0dda5a825fc7c00bbb?

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Man convicted of killing a 15-year-old girl in her home in 2001 is executed by injection in Indiana

CHICAGO (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl was executed by injection early Friday in the state’s third execution since resuming capital punishment last year.

https://apnews.com/article/execution-indiana-injection-9bf50dddd2cf881ae55396e1af244a33?

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Florida carries out record 14th execution this year on man convicted of killing 2 women

STARKE (AP) — A man convicted of the 1996 killings of two women whose bodies were left in a rural pond was put to death Tuesday evening in a record 14th execution in Florida this year.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/14/florida-man-convicted-of-killing-2-women-whose-bodies-were-found-in-a-pond-is-set-to-be-executed/?

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Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for 1993 murder over $200 drug debt

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday.

https://apnews.com/article/alabama-execution-nitrogen-gas-85850653469135f1a8c7482ca0d4f990?

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Florida man executed for the 1979 killing of a girl, 6, who was abducted from her bedroom

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of the 1979 killing a 6-year-old girl who was abducted from her bedroom was put to death Thursday evening in a record 16th execution in Florida this year.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/13/florida-man-executed-for-the-1979-killing-of-a-girl-6-who-was-abducted-from-her-bedroom/

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Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols asks governor for life in prison instead

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols are asking the governor to convert his sentence to life imprisonment with just a month until his scheduled execution date.

https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-death-row-harold-wayne-nichols-execution-382fb1ba695a5736c8f778bbf7c7e6dd?

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Florida man executed for killing his former manager at a convenience store

RAIFORD – Richard Randolph died by lethal injection Thursday at 6:12 p.m. inside the Union Correctional Institution. More than three decades ago, he was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of the manager of a Putnam County gas station during a robbery.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/20/florida-man-executed-for-killing-his-former-manager-at-a-convenience-store/?

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At 17, She Gave Up Her Son. Sixty Years Later, She Found Him on Death Row.

Sandra never knew what happened to the child she had at 17.

https://theintercept.com/2025/11/20/malik-abdul-sajjad-richard-randolph-florida-executions-desantis/?

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Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after decades behind bars

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row has been released on bail Wednesday after his conviction was overturned earlier this year.

https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-death-row-jimmie-duncan-bite-5fb311484f9f1f45be0539770670f831?

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The Death Penalty: Do we ever have the right to kill people?

Every few weeks we host a discussion group in our home. Subjects vary widely, and different members present. A few months ago one of us chose to discuss the death penalty. 

https://atoday.org/the-death-penalty-do-we-ever-have-the-right-to-kill-people/

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Despite Declining Support for the Death Penalty, Executions Nearly Doubled in 2025, Report Says

Public support for capital punishment continued a decadeslong decline in 2025, dropping to the lowest level recorded in 50 years.

https://theintercept.com/2025/12/15/death-penalty-executions-2025/?

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Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida in state’s 10th lethal injection this year

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in its history on Tuesday, a 74-year-old convicted murderer who was one of three older inmates scheduled for execution within the span of a month in the nation’s busiest death penalty state.

https://apnews.com/article/florida-execution-dennis-sochor-68549202a2f747dde708bbdcd89a7c69?