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Utah death row inmate with dementia faces firing squad execution in September, judge says
Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, is set to be executed Sept. 5 for abducting and killing Utah mother of three Maurine Hunsaker in ...
Death row inmate killed in California prison as guards deploy blast grenades to control violent mob attack
Kern Valley State Prison violence in California leaves death row inmate Julian Mendez dead in attack involving multiple inmates, prompting investigation by prison officials and district attorney.
Death Row inmate of 48 years ate chicken tenders and a root beer float before execution
Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, was executed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. He was one of several people on Mississippi's death row suing the state over its three-drug execution ...
Executed this week in the US: A Florida inmate with severe mental illness, a Vietnam veteran in Mississippi with PTSD
Those executed included Thomas Gudinas, whose mental illness was shaped by his abusive upbringing and neglect, and Richard ...
Death Row inmate executed after 48 years 'he needed to be punished'
Richard Gerald Jordan, a 79-year-old Vietnam veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, received a lethal ...
Longest-serving Miss. death row inmate Richard Gerald Jordan thankful for ‘humane’ execution
The longest-serving man on Mississippi’s death row was executed Wednesday, nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer’s wife in a violent ransom scheme. Richard Gerald ...
Justices side with Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to show he shouldn't be executed
The Supreme Court has ruled for a Texas death row inmate who's seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution ...