Kevin Hines, a contractor maintaining postal machines, was killed during his first shift at a Missouri City USPS facility.

Two men accused of homicide in Pennsylvania are asking the state Supreme Court to limit a prosecutor's use of the death ...

Capital punishment dates to ancient times — it is mentioned in one of the oldest existing set of laws, the Code of Hammurabi, dating from around 1750 B.C.

Amid state plans to execute convicted killer Ralph Menzies, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said, "There are probably circumstances" ...

INDIANA – Indiana is set to execute Roy Lee Ward on October 10th for the 2001 rape and murder of 15-year-old Stacy Payne.

Beshear, a rising star in the Democratic Party, is not a prominent and outspoken abolitionist. In fact, during an October ...

Bryan Kohberger will be sentenced in Idaho Wednesday after a plea deal removing the death penalty, sparking debate on its ...

Thirty years ago, the film “Dead Man Walking” had its debut in movie theaters around the United States. It was a box office hit, and critics lavished it with praise. Lead actress Susan Sarandon won an ...

Arkansas prosecutors will be able to seek the death penalty in some rape cases involving children when a new statute takes ...

Indiana is grappling with the high cost and short shelf life of the drug pentobarbital, which is used in executions.