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L.A. jail killer testifies about remorse, avoids death penalty
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 3 hours ago
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In the end, it was Heriberto Eddie Rodriguez's own words that saved his life. The prosecutor seeking his execution said Rodriguez's violent attacks against at least half a dozen Los Angeles County jail inmates, including one assault in which he beat
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Court says death penalty judge was eccentric, not senile
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 6 hours ago
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When he objected to some evidence that was being presented in his case, attorney Michael Kennedy said in a sworn affidavit, Metheny left the bench, got down on the floor in a three-point stance, ordered Kennedy to join him and threatened to knock him
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Sister Helen Prejean & Bill Pelke on Freeing the Death Row Prisoner Who Killed Pelke's Grandmother
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | 16 hours ago
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This is viewer supported news In a remarkable story on the journey from grief to forgiveness, Bill Pelke joins us along with renowned activist and "Dead Man Walking" author Sister Helen Prejean to discuss the latest victory for the movement against
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Katelyn Wolfe update: Should killers get death penalty?
Katelyn Wolfe was laid to rest on Friday after she was brutally murdered over a week ago by two drug dealers who sold drugs to
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Media Say At Least 2 Prisoners to Be Executed on Live TV
Local media in Kuwait are reporting that at least two prisoners, both Egyptian, will be executed on live television at 7:30 a.m. on June 18, 2013. It will be Kuwait’s
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Lawyers preparing for US death penalty trial in Vt
Montpelier :: VT :: USA | 3 days ago
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Vt. (AP) Lawyers in the case of the Vermont man facing the federal death penalty on charges he sexually assaulted and killed his niece five years ago are asking for more time to prepare their jury-selection procedures. In court papers filed Monday,
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Kansas death penalty foe to bike ride for repeal
Topeka :: KS :: USA | 3 days ago
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A longtime opponent of the Kansas death penalty plans to bicycle 100 miles through northeast Kansas to push legislators to repeal the law. More News Bill Lucero will attempt to make the ride Tuesday around Topeka and Shawnee County. He is expected to
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Death penalty supporters gear up
Torrance :: CA :: USA | 4 days ago
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Death penalty supporters hope to circumvent legal challenges to executions through a new initiative that would put in place a single-drug injection procedure for inmates condemned to death, such as the infamous Night Stalker serial killer Richard
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June 17 Readers' letters: Gun control, the death penalty and the threat of terrorism
Tōkyō :: Japan | 5 days ago
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Todd Jones, during his Senate confirmation hearing to become the next director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, has testified that out of over 48,000 people who made illegal purchases of firearms for prohibited individuals (
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Concern at Continued Use of Death Penalty by Some States
Madrid :: Spain | 6 days ago
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has hailed the growing momentum against capital punishment, while voicing concern that a small number of States continue to impose the death penalty, often in violation of international standards. In a message to the
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