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How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United States

Thirty years ago, the film “Dead Man Walking” had its debut in movie theaters around the United States. It was a box office hit, and critics lavished it with praise. Lead actress Susan Sarandon won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Sister Helen Prejean, the spiritual adviser to a…

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Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves’ family reveals why they are returning $85,000 from GoFundMe

Goncalves’ family outraged by plea deal for Bryan Kohberger

The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger heading to infamous Idaho prison where inmates have complained of feces covered walls

The Idaho Maximum Security Institution houses some of the state’s most dangerous inmates — including convicted killer Chad Daybell

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Bryan Kohberger Pleads Guilty To The 2022 University Of Idaho Murders

Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were killed in the early hours of November 13, 2022. Bryan Kohberger has since confessed to their murders.

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Iran charges imprisoned French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris with spying for Israel

The charges carry the death penalty. However, French diplomatic sources have stated that to their knowledge no sentence against the couple has been delivered as of yet.

Euronews

French couple face death penalty in Iran on spying and conspiracy charges

Two French nationals detained in Iran for more than three years have been charged with spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. Cécile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris are also accused of conspiracy to overthrow the regime and the sweeping offence of “corruption on earth”. All three charges can carry…

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Family of Kohberger murder victim rails against judge and prosecutors after plea deal avoids death penalty

Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to killing four Idaho college students in November 2022

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Bryan Kohberger plea deal splits victims’ families after former PhD student admits brutal murders of Idaho students: Live

Kohberger will avoid the death penalty after pleading guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students in November 2022

The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger is due to appear in court to plead guilty in University of Idaho stabbings

More than two years after the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students shocked the rural community of Moscow, Idaho, the former criminal justice doctoral student charged in the murders is expected in court Wednesday to plead guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty

The Independent UK

Woman charged in Vermont border agent's death seeks 6-month delay in death penalty decision

A woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont wants to delay the government’s decision on whether to seek the death penalty by at least six months

The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger Plea Deal Sparks Outrage: What It Means For Justice In The Idaho College Murder Case

Bryan Kohberger's plea deal removes the death penalty, sparking outrage from victims' families and raising new concerns about justice, closure, and transparency in Idaho.

International Business Times UK

Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger set to avoid death penalty with guilty plea

Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students as part of a deal to avoid the Death Penalty. The victims, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, and Madison Mogen, were stabbed to death in November 2022 at a rental home near campus.…

The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to murder in Idaho student stabbings to avoid death penalty

Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty

The Independent UK

What to know about Kohberger agreeing to plead guilty to murdering 4 University of Idaho students

Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students as part of a deal to avoid the death penalty

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Idaho student murders suspect reportedly agrees to plead guilty on all counts

Bryan Kohberger to be spared death penalty but will be given four consecutive life sentences, ABC News reports

International Business Times UK

Takahiro Shiraishi 'Twitter Killer' Executed: What His Hanging Reveals About Japan's Justice and Death Penalty System

Takahiro Shiraishi, Japan's 'Twitter Killer', was executed on 2 July for murdering nine people in 2017 after luring them online through suicide-related messages.

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Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman to lie in state as suspect faces court date

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman will lie in state at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda on Friday

International Business Times

Japan Executes 'Twitter Killer' Who Murdered Nine

Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.

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Vietnam ends death penalty for 8 crimes, may spare real estate tycoon

Vietnam has lifted the death penalty for eight crimes in legal reforms that may spare the life of a real estate tycoon imprisoned in the country’s largest financial fraud case

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‘Nothing will bring my son back’: Dad reacts as Karmelo Anthony avoids death penalty in track meet stabbing case

The case keeps taking turns.

Al Jazeera

Vietnam ends death penalty for crimes against the state, bribery, drugs

The death sentence has been removed from eight criminal offences and replaced with life imprisonment for offenders.

International Business Times

Vietnam Tycoon Will Not Face Death Penalty Over $27 Bn Fraud: Lawyer

A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for fraud totalling $27 billion will no longer face execution, her lawyer said Wednesday, as the country abolished capital punishment for eight crimes, including property embezzlement.

The Independent UK

Luigi Mangione’s defense claims ‘bias’ after diary entries reveal possible motive for killing of United Healthcare CEO

Mangione faces a terrorism charge in New York, and federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty

The Independent UK

Florida Gov. DeSantis on pace to break death penalty record with execution of mistaken-identity killer Michael Bell

The state is on track to execute at least eight people within seven months

Euronews

Three Australian men arrested in Bali over fatal shooting of compatriot

The three suspects face charges including murder and firearm offences that could result in a life sentence or the death penalty if found guilty, police said.

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