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crime4 days ago•182 min saved

Tennessee grants a one-year reprieve for Tony Carruthers after execution halted

Tennessee’s governor granted a one-year stay of execution for Tony Carruthers after his lethal injection was halted for more than an hour when officials could not locate a suitable vein; a primary IV line was found but a backup line and a central line could not be secured. Carruthers, 57, was sentenced to death in 1994 for kidnapping and murdering three Memphis residents, a conviction largely based on testimony rather than physical evidence. His lawyers had sought stays in federal court and the Tennessee Supreme Court, arguing the ongoing IV attempts amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. The reprieve comes amid a nationwide spike in executions, including Florida’s 19 in 2025, as Tennessee resumes executions after a pause tied to drug-testing concerns.

via CNN|

#crime #death-penalty #execution

crime5 days ago•72 min saved

Tennessee halts Tony Carruthers’ execution amid IV difficulties

Tennessee paused the planned execution of death-row inmate Tony Carruthers after intravenous access problems during lethal injection, delaying the proceeding and signaling that officials will pursue a rescheduled date while attempting to resolve the issue.

via AP News|

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law-and-justice5 days ago•4 min saved

Tennessee Execution Halted Over Inability to Secure Backup IV Line

Tony Carruthers' scheduled Tennessee execution was halted when corrections could not establish a backup IV line for lethal injection, despite a primary line being in place; the delay prompted emergency stays and ongoing appeals amid concerns about expired drugs and requests for DNA testing, while Carruthers maintains his innocence.

via NBC News|

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crime11 days ago•16 min saved

Texas carries out death sentence in decades-old murder of a retired professor

Edward Busby Jr. was executed in Texas for the decades-old killing of a retired college professor.

via AP News|

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crime11 days ago•18 min saved

Texas marks 600th modern-era execution amid debates over fairness

Texas carried out its 600th modern-era execution, putting Edward Busby to death in Huntsville and highlighting Texas’ long-standing status as the nation’s leading user of the death penalty even as the pace has slowed. The report notes that a small number of counties account for most executions, raises concerns about racial disparities in who is sentenced to die, and references reforms like the 2005 life-without-parole option and the Michael Morton Act that reduced new death sentences, along with past exonerations and ongoing legal battles over eligibility for capital punishment.

via The Texas Tribune|

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human-rights22 days ago•19 min saved

Iran executes political prisoner in Urmia amid rights concerns

Iran’s judiciary says Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, born in 1997, was executed in Urmia prison for alleged “corruption on earth” linked to the killing of a volunteer force member during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests; rights groups allege coerced confessions after 38 days of interrogation without a lawyer, highlighting concerns about due process as executions continue in Iran.

via ایران اینترنشنال|

#coerced-confessions #execution #human-rights

crime25 days ago•6 min saved

Texas executes inmate who claimed innocence in 2008 double murder

A Texas man, James Broadnax, was executed by lethal injection after insisting he was innocent in the 2008 killings of two men outside a Dallas recording studio; prosecutors say he and his cousin Demarius Cummings carried out the armed robbery. Cummings has recently admitted pulling the trigger, but Broadnax’s defense argued that his trial rights were violated due to jury-selection issues tied to race. A last‑minute appeal was denied by the Supreme Court. Broadnax’s wife witnessed the execution, and in his final statement he asserted that Texas got it wrong while praying for forgiveness.

via Fox News|

#2008-double-murder #crime #execution

world1 month ago•10 min saved

Iran executes protester as crackdown on January uprising widens

Iran hanged Erfan Kiani, identified by state media as a leader of a January-protests group in Isfahan alleged to have acted for Mossad; the Supreme Court had upheld the death sentence, and authorities carried out the execution amid a broader crackdown on protest-related crimes, a move that rights groups say risks unfair trials and coercive confessions as executions continue.

via ایران اینترنشنال|

#capital-punishment #execution #iran

world1 month ago•24 min saved

Iran executes man tied to January protests as crackdown widens

Iran on Tuesday executed Amirali Mirjafari, reportedly linked to the January protests, after a death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court. State media said he admitted to mosque arson and other anti-security acts, while rights groups warn confessions are often coerced. The report underscores Iran’s broad crackdown on the protests, with disputed death tolls—official figures around 3,000 versus claims by rights groups and media that it runs into tens of thousands.

via ایران اینترنشنال|

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world2 months ago•8 min saved

Olympians condemn Iran over teenage wrestling champion’s execution

Olympians worldwide condemned Iran’s public execution of 19-year-old wrestling champion Saleh Mohammadi, calling it a brutal suppression of dissent; Iran says he was hanged for allegedly killing two police officers during protests, a claim rights activists dispute, highlighting the broader human-rights concerns raised by Tehran’s crackdown and eliciting outrage from U.S. Olympians and other athletes.

via Fox News|

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law-and-justice2 months ago•11 min saved

Alabama death-row non-shooter seeks clemency as execution looms

Charles “Sonny” Burton, 75, on Alabama’s death row for capital felony murder tied to a 1991 AutoZone robbery in which the shooter killed a man, argues he did not kill anyone and is seeking clemency or a stay; advocates note the disparity of punishing a non-shooter and urge the governor or the Supreme Court to intervene, while Gov. Ivey has said there are no plans to grant clemency and several jurors and the victim’s daughter support mercy.

via CNN|

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us-news2 months ago•6 min saved

Alabama to execute man who didn’t pull the trigger

Alabama is set to execute Charles 'Sonny' Burton, a death-row inmate who did not kill anyone, under the felony murder rule tied to a 1991 AutoZone robbery in Talladega. Burton says he left the store before the fatal shooting by a accomplice; prosecutors argue he led the robbery. Despite pleas from the victim’s daughter and some jurors, Gov. Ivey has shown no sign of clemency. If carried out, the execution would use nitrogen gas, a method Alabama has employed since 2024. The case highlights concerns that felony murder can punish people who did not fire the fatal shot, a debate echoed in other cases as clemency remains rare.

via NBC News|

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world3 months ago•2 min saved

China carries out executions of 11 Myanmar-based scam group members

China executed 11 members of a Myanmar-based telecom and internet fraud syndicate, highlighting Beijing’s ongoing crime crackdown across borders. The move follows earlier cooperation that saw Myanmar police hand over suspects to Chinese authorities in 2023.

via AP News|

#china #cybercrime #execution

crime3 months ago•5 min saved

Texas death-row inmate executed, marking first U.S. execution of the year

Charles Victor Thompson, a Texas death-row inmate who briefly escaped custody after his resentencing, was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, becoming the first person put to death in the United States this year for the 1998 killings of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend; he apologized and urged forgiveness, while prosecutors and victims’ families said justice was served after a decades-long case.

via CBS News|

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crime3 months ago•4 min saved

Texas death-row inmate poised to be first U.S. execution of 2026 for 1998 double murder

Texas death-row inmate Charles Victor Thompson, who once escaped custody after a 2005 resentencing, is slated to be the first person executed in the United States this year for the 1998 killings of his ex-girlfriend Glenda Hayslip and her new boyfriend Darren Cain in Tomball; the lethal injection would be in Huntsville. Prosecutors describe a jealous, abusive pattern, and Thompson’s lawyers sought a Supreme Court stay arguing the death sentence should be reconsidered, but the Texas Board of Pardons denied commuting his sentence. Thompson had previously escaped from Harris County Jail and was recaptured in Shreveport.

via CBS News|

#capital-punishment #crime #death-penalty