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Texas inmate executed for killing woman he set on fire inside Garland store

Matthew Johnson, who testified he did not intend to kill the elderly clerk, received the death penalty in 2013. The execution is Texas’ fourth and may be the last for 2025.

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Tanzania Opposition Leader Defiant As He Appears For Treason Trial

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu appeared in court on Monday for his latest hearing in a treason trial in which he faces a potential death penalty.

International Business Times

Kenyan Politician, Lawyer For Tanzania Opposition Leader Arrested

Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua, a presidential candidate who also represents opposition figures on trial in neighbouring countries, was arrested in Tanzania on Sunday, a spokesperson told AFP. Karua has been representing Tanzanian opposition leader Tindu Lissu, who is on trial for treason and faces a possible death penalty.

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In death penalty cases, the quest for justice is not America’s highest value

Jimmie Christian Duncan learned in April 2025 that a Louisiana judge had dismissed his capital murder conviction and he would no longer face the prospect of execution. In 1998, a jury convicted Duncan of murdering his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter, and he had been on death row ever since.

The Conversation

Texas Republicans pushing for death penalty in all 50 states for undocumented murderers

GOP lawmakers seek to close ‘dangerous loophole’ preventing local prosecutors from seeking capital punishment for most serious crimes

The Independent UK

GOP Rep. Introduces Bill Seeking Death Penalty Eligibility For Migrants Who Commit Murder In The U.S.

Texas Rep. Morgan Luttrell has introduced a bill that would make migrants eligible for the death penalty if they commit murder in the U.S.

Latin Times

DHS Secretary Noem Seeks Death Penalty For Smugglers Operating Boat That Capsized In California, Killing At Least Three

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is seeking the death penalty for two Mexicans operating a boat that capsized off the coast of California, killing at least three people

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Eight migrants thought to be lost at sea after boat capsized are found alive in San Diego – but 10-year-old still missing

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she’d be seeking the death penalty against the alleged smugglers

The Independent UK

Luigi Mangione wants state murder case dropped, arguing double jeopardy in UnitedHealthcare killing

Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers are urging a judge to throw out his state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

The Independent UK

Idaho judge denies Bryan Kohberger’s ‘hollow’ attempt to strike death penalty

This is the 13th time the judge has ruled against the defense’s attempt to remove the death penalty

The Independent UK

Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty In UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Case, What Happens Now?

Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to federal murder charges in the case involving the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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‘Death penalty is political game’: Luigi Mangione’s supporters visit courthouse to oppose his possible execution in murder case

Prosecutors announced officials plans to seek the death penalty ahead of Luigi Mangione’s hearing

The Independent UK

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder of health insurance CEO after prosecutors seek death penalty

Mangione accused of murder of Brian Thompson in fatal shooting outside Manhattan hotel

Evening Standard

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

The killing and ensuing five-day search leading to Mangione’s arrest rattled the business community, with some health insurers deleting photos of executives from their websites and switching to online shareholder meetings.

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The Independent UK

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as prosecutors formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against him

The Independent UK

Luigi Mangione to face death penalty if convicted of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO as DOJ labels him a future danger

Luigi Mangione is set to be arraigned in federal court on Friday

The Guardian - US

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in federal court to murdering healthcare CEO

Suspect, charged separately in state court, could face death penalty if convicted over Brian Thompson death

The Independent UK

Prosecutors can seek death penalty for Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis, judge rules

Kohberger is accused of murdering four Idaho college students in 2022

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The Independent UK

Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis

A judge has ruled that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel Co-Founder 'El Mayo' Could Seek Deal With U.S. Authorities To Avoid Death Penalty

Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada could seek a deal with U.S. authorities to avoid the death penalty as a new hearing approaches

The Independent UK

Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons

The Independent UK

Texas court hearing on Walmart mass shooting sets stage for plea to avoid the death penalty

The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart in 2019 is expected to accept a plea deal to avoid the death penalty

The Independent UK

Man who fatally shot 23 at El Paso Walmart set to plead guilty to murder nearly 6 years on

Nearly six years after a man fatally shot 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border, the gunman's criminal case is set to come to a close

The Independent UK

Death row inmates sue to stop Trump from sending them to prison that housed Timothy McVeigh and the Unabomber

Attorney says Trump administration is ‘just assuming they are the worst of the worst by virtue of their death sentences’

Al Jazeera

‘Conspiracy trial’ restarts: What’s Tunisia’s history with death penalty?

Death penalty has effectively been suspended in Tunisia since 1991, but prominent opposition figures may be sentenced.

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