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Missouri Man to Face Execution for 2009 Murders After Gov. Mike Parson Denies Clemency

Missouri Executes David Hosier for 2009 Murders as He Maintains Innocence

David Hosier, 69, was executed by lethal injection in Missouri for the 2009 murder of Angela Gilpin. It was the state's second execution this year and the seventh nationwide.

Florida: 'Ninja Killer' Who Killed Couple in 1989 is Executed

'Ninja Killer' Who Killed Couple in the 1980s is Executed in Florida

Apr 12, 2023 10:11 PM EDT By Rick Martin

Louis Bernard Gaskin, 56, also known as the “ninja killer,” has finally been executed in Florida last Wednesday. He is known for killing a couple visiting from New Jersey.

Missouri Federal Court Denies Teen's Request To Be at Her Father's Execution

Nov 28, 2022 02:26 AM EST By BERT HOOVER

A 19-year-old girl in Missouri tried one last time to be with her father's execution, but a judge said she was too young to watch it.

Melissa Lucio: First Latina to Be Executed in Texas Maintains Death of Her 2-Year-Old Daughter in 2008 is Accidental

Feb 27, 2022 11:15 PM EST By Jess Smith

There are currently 197 inmates on Texas’ Death Row, including Cameron County native Melissa Lucio, who would be the first Latina to be executed by the State of Texas and the sixth woman executed in the United States in the past decade.

Activists Protest Outside U.S. Justice Department Ahead Of Federal Execution

US Carries Out Final Federal Execution Under Trump Administration

Jan 16, 2021 09:46 PM EST By Dana Cruz

The U.S. government carried out its 13th and final federal execution under the Trump administration on early Saturday.

Tennessee Considers Using Electric Chair as Alternative to Lethal Injection

May 23, 2014 04:18 PM EDT By Rodrigo Ugarte

Gov. Bill Haslam signed the law into effect, making electrocution an alternative for lethal injections.

Missouri Man Executed for Orchestrating 1993 Murder of Elderly Couple to Steal Their Cows

Apr 23, 2014 04:01 PM EDT By Selena Hill

57-year-old William Rousan took his last breath around midnight on Wednesday as the state of Missouri carried out his execution just miles away from the farm where prosecutors say he killed an elderly couple in 1993 in order to steal their cows.