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A man convicted of murdering a 70-year-old grocery store owner during a robbery in 1986 was executed in Florida on Tuesday.

Melvin Trotter, who spent 40 years on death row, was executed by lethal injection in Florida for the 1986 murder of a grocery store owner.

A North American lawyer claims that Víctor Saldaño has a degree of intellectual disability that makes his execution unconstitutional, with the U.S. Supreme Court having the final decision.

A 62-year-old ALS patient in Norway describes her struggle to access life-prolonging medication after being denied participation in clinical trials and treatment options, highlighting the paradox of medical regulations.

The Fukuoka High Court has rejected a retrial request for Michitoshi Kumami, a former death row inmate, in the Iizuka case involving the murder of two young girls in 1992.

A review highlights the painful portrayal of life on death row through Annika Hallin's remarkable performance.

Lisa Montgomery, the only female inmate on federal death row, was executed for the gruesome murder of a pregnant woman and the abduction of her unborn child, raising questions about mental health and the ethics of capital punishment.

The Fukuoka High Court is set to decide on the retrial of Michitoshi Kuma, a former death row inmate, in the Iizuka case involving the murders of two young girls in 1992.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to transfer 20 former death row inmates to a supermax prison, citing due process rights.

Kendrick Simpson, a death row inmate convicted of a double homicide, was executed in Oklahoma and left an emotional message expressing remorse for his actions to the victims' families.

Kendrick Antonio Simpson, a Death Row inmate who asserted he was 'not a monster', has been executed in Oklahoma after being convicted of two murders stemming from a 2006 shooting incident.

A father recounted to police the moment he shot his daughter, Lucy Harrison, in Texas after a dispute, with details unfolding during an inquest into her death.

Lucy Harrison was fatally shot by her father in Texas following a dispute over Donald Trump's election victory, with an inquest ruling her death as an unlawful killing due to gross negligence manslaughter.

A coroner has ruled the death of Lucy Harrison, who was shot by her father in Texas following a dispute about Donald Trump, was an unlawful killing due to gross negligence.

The death of Lucy Harrison, a British woman shot by her father in Texas, has been ruled as an unlawful killing by a coroner due to gross negligence manslaughter.

The Tokyo High Court ruled in a lawsuit initiated by the daughter of former Aum Shinrikyo leader Shoko Asahara, demanding the return of his remains and hair to the state, following his execution in 2018.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, was killed by armed assailants at his home in western Libya.

A man, the grandson of a former death row inmate involved in the 1949 Mitaka Incident, has filed a retrial request at the Tokyo High Court to assert his grandfather's innocence after a lengthy legal battle spanning three generations.

Colombian author Pilar Quintana discusses her latest novel and its inspirations in a podcast interview.

Michelle Singer Reiner sent a heartfelt email to a death row inmate just hours before she and her husband Rob Reiner became victims of a horrific murder.

A report by Iran Human Rights indicates that over 1,500 death row inmates were executed in Iran in 2025, marking the highest number of executions recorded in 35 years.

The City of London Police are re-examining the circumstances surrounding the death of Mark Blanco, who died in 2006 after a party incident involving Pete Doherty, amidst concerns about prior investigations.