ATLANTA, GEORGIA – A Georgia man is facing execution on Wednesday evening for the murder of his former girlfriend, after his last-minute clemency plea was denied by a judge. Willie James Pye, 59, was convicted in the summer of 1996 for the kidnapping, murder, and rape of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough. Scheduled to be executed using … Read more
Atlanta, Georgia – Lawyers for Willie James Pye, who is facing execution for the killing of his ex-girlfriend three decades ago, are seeking clemency for him based on claims of intellectual disability and remorse. Pye, now 59, is scheduled to be executed using pentobarbital on Wednesday, marking Georgia’s first execution in over four years. The … Read more
London, England – Despite the global trend towards abolishing the death penalty, the number of executions worldwide is on the rise. According to recent data compiled by Amnesty International, there were 883 recorded executions across the globe in 2022, marking an increase from previous years. China, although not releasing detailed statistics on its executions, is … Read more
Dallas, Texas – Ivan Cantu was executed in the state of Texas on Wednesday for the murders of his cousin, James Mosqueda, and Mosqueda’s girlfriend, Amy Kitchen, back in November 2000. Cantu, 50, maintained his innocence until the very end, speaking out in his final moments to the families of the victims. Despite Cantu’s claims … Read more
Dallas, Texas – Ivan Cantu, convicted of fatally shooting his cousin, James Mosqueda, and his cousin’s girlfriend, Amy Kitchen, in November 2000, was executed on Wednesday. Cantu, 50, maintained his innocence until the end, addressing the families of the victims in his final speech. Despite Cantu’s claims of innocence, prosecutors argued that he killed Mosqueda, … Read more
Boise, Idaho – The planned execution of Thomas Eugene Creech, a 73-year-old inmate convicted of multiple murders, was called off after prison officials faced difficulties in administering his lethal injection. Creech, one of the longest-serving death row inmates, was scheduled to be executed at a maximum-security prison in Idaho. However, the execution was halted at … Read more
HUNTSVILLE, Texas – A Texas inmate who had maintained his innocence for over two decades was executed on Wednesday for the shooting deaths of two individuals, including his cousin in Dallas. Ivan Cantu, 50, was put to death via lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was convicted in 2001 for the November … Read more
Omaha, Nebraska – Prosecutors in Nebraska have made the decision to forgo seeking the death penalty in the case of a Catholic priest’s murder in December, opting instead to pursue it in the brutal killing of a retiree during a break-in that occurred four months prior in the same small town. Kierre Williams stands accused … Read more
Boise, Idaho – Idaho’s prison system is preparing for the execution of Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the nation’s longest-serving death row inmates. Creech, 73, is set to be put to death by lethal injection on Wednesday for the murder of a fellow prisoner with a battery-filled sock back in 1981. Throughout his time in … Read more
PLANO, TEXAS – A mother in North Texas is fighting tirelessly to prevent her son from facing execution for a crime he claims he did not commit. Ivan Cantu, now 50 years old, is scheduled to be executed after being convicted of murdering his cousin and his cousin’s girlfriend in their Collin County home back … Read more