Act 662 is set to go into effect August 5, allowing prosecutors to seek the death penalty against child rapists.

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

Utah hasn't used a firing squad in over 15 years - but as the death date of Ralph Menzies' execution looms closer, a larger ...

The girl was found dead inside a cement pipe next to a bridge, and medical examination revealed she was raped.

Amid state plans to execute convicted killer Ralph Menzies, Governor Cox said "there are probably circumstances" where the death penalty is "still warranted."Th ...

Thankfully, the case against me was purely political, and I had the support of relentless advocates and negotiators who ...

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence of Timothy W. Fletcher for the 2009 murder of Helen Googe, rejecting ...