The Georgia House unanimously passed a bill to lessen the threshold for a person facing the death penalty to be deemed ...

Wood's conviction of the murders of six women and girls in El Paso, Texas in 1987 was largely based on circumstantial ...

Lawmakers have tried multiple times to change Georgia's strict legal standard to prove that someone has an intellectual ...

Toforest Johnson has always maintained his innocence, and the DA is unsure of his conviction. But Alabama Attorney General ...

After nearly three decades maintaining his innocence on Oklahoma’s death row, Richard Glossip this week now has the ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison after noting questions about ...

Here are some key moments in the serial killer's timeline: Jan. 15 – David Leonard Wood is paroled after serving seven years ...

Four people are now set for execution in 2025 after years of Tennessee pausing its execution process for death penalty cases.

The argument about potential sentencing measures comes as Judge Steven Hippler warns defense attorneys and prosecutors on the ...

Bryan Kohberger’s legal team is contending his autism diagnosis should prevent him from receiving the death penalty if he’s found guilty of murdering four University of Idaho students ...

His defense recently filed a motion "to Strike Death Penalty RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder," summaries of court documents show.