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Lori Vallow Daybell sentencing: Timeline of ‘doomsday cult mom’ mystery case

After two years of delays in the trial, Lori Vallow was found guilty of the murders of her children. But the case spans a deeply disturbing pattern of unexplained deaths and bizarre cult beliefs about killing zombies

The Independent UK

Singapore has executed a woman for the first time in nearly two decades

Singaporean national Saridewi Djamani, 45, was convicted in 2018 of trafficking over 30 grams of heroin. She is first woman to be hanged since 2004.

WEKU

Singapore executes a woman for first time in almost two decades

Saridewi Djamani was handed a death penalty after being convicted of trafficking 30g of heroin in 2018

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Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Trial: Defense Fails To Exhume Father’s Body For DNA

Judge deems motion untimely, focuses on mental health as defense argues against death penalty

Zenger

Singapore set to execute first woman in nearly 20 years, rights groups say

The announcement of the scheduled Friday execution of a woman comes as human rights groups say Singapore is out of step with the global trend of more countries moving away from capital punishment.

WEKU

Singapore executes a woman for first time in almost 20 years

Saridewi Djamani, 45, was executed on Friday on drugs charges

Evening Standard

Ghana abolishes death penalty, with expected reprieve for 176 condemned prisoners

Country joins growing list of African nations free of capital punishment, but execution remains for high treason

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Singapore hangs a man for drug trafficking. It will hang a woman on Friday — the first in 19 years

Singapore has executed a man for drug trafficking and is set to hang a woman on Friday

The Independent UK

Singapore to execute a woman for first time in almost 20 years

Killing of Saridewi Djamani is one of two this week as activists say most on death row are marginalised people

The Guardian - AU

Man given death penalty for murdering six-year-old boy in Idukki

Convict sentenced to death penalty for murdering 6yo boy & raping minor sister; 4 life terms for rape, 92 yrs for attack on mother & grandmother. Judge termed crime rarest of rare & noted convict was related to victims' family. Fine of Rs 9,91 lakh imposed; 11 yrs in default.

The Hindu

Trump calls for ‘immediate’ death penalty for child traffickers after watching QAnon-linked movie

He claimed that during his presidency child trafficking was ‘down to the lowest number in many years just four years ago’

The Independent UK

How the death penalty phase of the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman's trial might play out

The federal trial of a 50-year-old truck driver convicted of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history is in its third and final phase

The Independent UK

Judge strikes down law allowing Tennessee Attorney General to argue certain death penalty cases

A judge has ruled that the appointed Tennessee Attorney General cannot intervene on behalf of the state in the case of a death row inmate who is seeking a second trial

The Independent UK

It’s time for Ghana to enshrine its respect for the right to life – by abolishing the death penalty

Thirty years have now gone by since Ghana used its gallows, a fact that indicates the country’s respect for human life. It also means that Ghana is one of about 42 nations – many of which are in Africa – that the United Nations calls abolitionist de facto because they…

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Tree of Life and the death penalty

"Vengeance is mine, says the Lord": When people are murdered in a house of worship, we should remember that

The Independent UK

Two massacres, Two different decisions: How does the DOJ decide who should face death?

Robert Bowers killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue and he's facing a possible death sentence at his ongoing trial

Zenger

Jury Unanimously Recommends Death Penalty For Tree Of Life Synagogue Massacre Convict

Deliberations conclude defendant mentally fit for capital punishment in deadliest act of anti-Semitism in U.S. history.

The Independent UK

2 massacres, 2 different decisions: How does the DOJ decide who should face death?

Robert Bowers killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue and he's facing a possible death sentence at his ongoing trial

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The Independent UK

Indiana jail inmate charged with murder in deputy's strangulation death

A jail inmate accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy during an escape attempt as he was being moved in a van has been charged with murder and prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against him

The Guardian - US

Pittsburgh synagogue shooter can face death penalty, federal grand jury rules

Court will sentence Robert Bowers for 2018 attack that killed 11 people, after he was convicted on 63 criminal counts

Al Jazeera

US jury rules Pittsburgh synagogue gunman can face death penalty

Decision comes weeks after Robert Bowers found guilty of killing 11 worshippers at Tree of Life synagogue in 2018.

The Independent UK

Jury reaches verdict on Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s eligibility for federal death penalty

A jury have reached a verdict on whether the gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty

The Independent UK

Bodycam video reveals stunning statement from man accused of murdering child

If convicted, Rasheed Maleek Trice could face the death penalty

The Independent UK

Prosecutors won’t seek death penalty against men charged in Whitey Bulger’s prison killing

Federal prosecutors say they will not pursue the death penalty against two men charged with the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger

The Independent UK

Prosecutors won't seek death penalty against men charged in Whitey Bulger's prison killing

Federal prosecutors say they will not pursue the death penalty against two men charged with the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger

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