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Jury Sentences Cleophus Cooksey Jr. to Death for 6 of 8 Phoenix Murders

The panel concluded aggravating factors warranted capital punishment for some counts.

Georgia Parole Board Halts Stacey Humphreys’ Execution During Clemency Review

Jury Deliberates Sentence for Jason Banegas in Killing of Hollywood Police Officer

Florida Executes Mark Allen Geralds for 1989 Home-Invasion Murder as 2025 Total Hits 18

Florida Executes Richard Barry Randolph, Marking State’s 17th Execution of 2025

Judge to Decide Death or Life for Deltona ‘Xbox Murders’ Defendants Today

Mississippi Executes Charles Ray Crawford in 1993 Rape-Murder Case

Florida Executes Samuel Lee Smithers for 1996 Killings, Marking 14th Execution of 2025

Utah Judge Schedules Sept. 5 Firing Squad Execution for Inmate With Dementia

Oscar Rosales Death Penalty Trial Opens with Dashcam Footage and Witness Testimony

Texas Executes Matthew Lee Johnson 13 Years After Setting Store Clerk on Fire