Cedric Ricks was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the murder of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her 8-year-old Anthony.

A Texas death row inmate convicted of a brutal double murder more than a decade ago delivered emotional final words before his execution — apologizing directly to the surviving victim who witnessed ...

Texas death row inmate Cedric Ricks, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her 8-year-old son, apologized to a surviving victim before execution.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TALLAHASSEE — Accusing the state of “reckless maladministration” of the lethal-injection process, an attorney for condemned killer ...

A Texas man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend died by lethal injection Wednesday evening, marking the first U.S. execution of the year. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was ...

Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for Frank Athen Walls, 58, scheduling his execution by lethal injection for December 18 at Florida State Prison. Walls's execution would be the 19th ...

Eight days before Tennessee is scheduled to execute another death row inmate, the state's high court met to determine if the lethal injection officials will use to kill him will illegally torture him ...

The death warrant for Kearse was signed in January 2026 by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

An execution in the state of Alabama is raising more questions about a controversial drug used in lethal injections. Late last night, Alabama executed Ronald Bert Smith, a convicted murderer. In that ...

On the evening of February 24, the state of Florida continued its aggressive use of the death penalty, executing 65-year-old Melvin Trotter at Florida State Prison near Starke. Trotter, who had spent ...