Oct 24 2018
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Aug 14 2018
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For the first time in U.S. history, a death row inmate has been killed with a lethal injection containing fentanyl,…
Jul 13 2018
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Hamilton County sends more prisoners to death row than any other county in Ohio. And the prosecutor there is fed up…
Jul 11 2018
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The execution of twice-convicted killer Scott Raymond Dozier in Nevada on Wednesday was postponed after…
Mar 16 2018
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The United States is dealing with a drug shortage—a legal injection drug shortage, that is. In response, states…
Jan 10 2018
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South Carolina hasn’t killed anyone on death row in six years. Not because the state wouldn’t like to kill people,…
May 15 2017
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A death row inmate in Atlanta, Georgia has asked the court to execute him by firing squad. He argues that the pain…
Sep 25 2016
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In a bid to keep its identity secret, an anonymous pharmacy filed a motion Friday night arguing that selling the…
Dec 17 2015
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Time Magazine has put together an eye-popping chart showing every execution performed in the United States since…
Jun 17 2015
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Last week’s post on Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, got us thinking about other executions that…
Jun 10 2015
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Ruth Ellis had a difficult life leading up to the night she shot her on-and-off boyfriend, David Blakely, in 1955.…
Apr 17 2013
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The burial grounds beneath old gallows and scaffolds tend to be ignored by scientists. But owing to the work of a…
Feb 11 2009
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If you're a criminal in China, you'll want to avoid its new death buses, vehicles that carry out executions while…
Jul 8 2008
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Guys, isn't capital punishment hilarious? I mean, there's nothing funnier than the state putting someone to death…
Nov 13 2006
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Still wondering about commenting accounts? All you have to do is fill out the comment and select a username and…
Nov 3 2006
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A controversy has developed here at the Giz where some of our valued commenters are calling for the execution of…
Oct 16 2006
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Oct 10 2006
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Wondering why there is a picture of a cute, kitten? Well you Google the word genocide and try to find a tasteful…