After two decades on death row, Richard Moore faces an unsettling decision between electrocution or a firing squad, but the former prison chief argues that he doesn't deserve to die.
An Alabama death row inmates' final moments included minutes of gulping before finally became still, according to a reporter who witnessed the execution.
Emmanuel Antonio Littlejohn, 52, and Alan Eugene Miller, 59, were both convicted on murder charges in the '90s and have spent decades awaiting their fate.
The US is slated for its deadliest week on death row in 20 years, with five scheduled executions to take place in Alabama, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas.
Garcia Glen White - Oct 17 and Robert Leslie Roberson III - Oct 1 Texas is set to execute two death row inmates next month -- Garcia Glen White is scheduled for execution on October 17, while Robert Leslie Roberson III is slated for October 1.
Cole was sentenced to death for the 1994 slaying of 18-year-old Florida State University student John Edwards. He was also ordered to life in prison for the rape, kidnapping and robbery of John's 21-year-old sister, Pam Edwards.
Alabama will have carried out five executions by the end of 2024. Alabama is set to execute two death row inmates this fall, following the execution of three inmates earlier this year.
The ruling late Wednesday followed St. Louis County Circuit Judge Bruce Hilton's approval of a plan allowing Marcellus Williams to enter a no-contest plea to first-degree murder in the 1998 death of Lisha Gayle.
Georgia is set to execute its oldest death row inmate Tuesday, after a federal appeals court refused to hear a challenge to the law governing lethal injection.
California advocates and opponents sparred over the new proposed protocol for lethal injection on public hearing last week. Advocates urged the protocol adoption which could resume executions in the state after a 10-year hiatus.
The fate of the 390 inmates on Florida's death row was uncertain. The American Bar Association said Florida should hold off on pending executions until the courts and lawmakers have.
