Three indicted in killings of Savanah Soto, boyfriend, unborn son: Soto and boyfriend Matthew Guerra were shot dead in what police said was a drug deal gone bad ...
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What I learned about the US death penalty from the next man to be executed: This week Ivan Cantu faces execution in Texas for murder. I’ve known him for 20 years ...
theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/24/what-i-learned-about-the-us-death-penalty-from-the-next-man-to-be-executed
AT&T blames coding error for massive cellular outage: The Dallas-based company said “execution of an incorrect process” occurred during a network upgrade.
dallasnews.com/business/technology/2024/02/23/att-blames-coding-error-for-massive-cellular-outage/
Quick Glance: Disruptions at US Telecom Firms Impact Users
- A widespread cellular outage hit large parts of the United States early Thursday, resulting in disruptions to the services provided by telecom companies like AT&T.
- At the break of dawn, more than 32,000 outage incidents were recorded in AT&T's service, based on data from the outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Impacted cities included San Francisco, Houston, and Chicago.
- Users of Verizon, T-Mobile, and UScellular also raised concerns about issues with the telecom companies' services according to Downdetector.
- The companies did not immediately address Reuters inquiries regarding the causes of the outages.
Texas executes inmate who maintained innocence, got support from Kim Kardashian: Texas executed Ivan Cantu by lethal injection Wednesday. Cantu maintained his ...
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/28/texas-executes-ivan-cantu-double-murder/72761211007/
Quick Glance: Texas Inmate Executed Amid Claims of Innocence
- Ivan Cantu executed in Texas despite presenting new evidence of innocence.
- Cantu convicted for fatally shooting his cousin and his cousin’s girlfriend.
- New evidence and witness statements supported Cantu’s claims, but the court upheld the conviction.
- Cantu was the first to be executed in Texas this year, despite efforts to delay his execution.
DOJ to seek death penalty for gunman in Buffalo supermarket mass shooting: Federal prosecutors said Friday that they will seek the death penalty against a white ...
npr.org/2024/01/12/1224445658/buffalo-tops-supermarket-shooting-death-penalty
Quick Glance: First Death Penalty Case Authorized by Biden Administration
- Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the gunman in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket in 2022, marking the first capital case authorized by the Biden administration.
- Gendron's defense attorneys stated in court that he would plead guilty to federal charges if prosecutors agreed not to pursue the death penalty.
- Biden's Justice Department has a mixed record on capital punishment, with Garland deauthorizing 26 death penalty cases involving 32 defendants started under previous administrations.
- Garland's decision in this case merely authorizes prosecutors to seek the death penalty.
Man feared dead following alleged electrocution in Manchester: MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in north east Manchester are probing the circumstances surrounding ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/01/25/man-feared-dead-following-alleged-electrocution-manchester/
Gunman in El Paso Walmart shooting gets 90 consecutive life sentences: A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart ...
apnews.com/article/el-paso-walmart-shooting-crusius-6e8b5f654d9c2b51e377c09bfdda9caf
Quick Glance: Texas shooter receives 90 consecutive life sentences
- A white shooter who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city has been sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences.
- The shooter, Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty this year to nearly 50 federal hate crime charges in the 2019 mass shooting in El Paso.
- Moments before the attack, Crusius posted a racist manifesto online warning of a Hispanic 'invasion' of Texas.
- Although the death penalty was taken off the table, Texas prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for Crusius in state court.
Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack
apnews.com/article/texas-walmart-shooter-el-paso-ce0af4c8bedc90d4330b4a55b1696fee
Even in Texas, the death penalty is dying : What is happening in the Lone Star State is a harbinger of the fate of capital punishment across the country.
thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/4365341-even-in-texas-the-death-penalty-is-dying/
Tarrant jury finds man guilty of capital murder in deaths of girlfriend, unborn twins
star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article286034366.html
Like Japanese soldier, AG Coleman doesn’t know death penalty war is already over | Opinion
kentucky.com/opinion/linda-blackford/article286591940.html
Cloverleaf boy's accused killer held on $2M bond: Terry Rivera, accused of shooting a 12-year-old boy to death, was ordered held on $2 million bond ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/terry-rivera-carlos-fernandez-bond-18964859.php
Kim Kardashian Lends Support to Family of Executed Texas Inmate: Kim Kardashian is lending her support to the family of Ivan Cantu after the death row inmate was ...
tmz.com/2024/02/29/kim-kardashian-sends-prayers-family-ivan-cantu-inmate-texas-execution/
Richard Linklater: ‘I don’t feel connected to my government right now’: The film-maker is one of three directors behind the docuseries God Save Texas looking at ...
theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/28/richard-linklater-interview-hbo-god-save-texas
Texas death row inmate Ivan Cantu pleads his innocence days before scheduled execution
nbcnews.com/news/latino/texas-death-row-inmate-ivan-cantu-pleads-innocence-scheduled-execution-rcna139739
Supreme Court will review Richard Glossip’s case a second time. Here’s why that matters
pbs.org/newshour/nation/supreme-court-will-consider-whether-to-overturn-richard-glossips-death-row-conviction-in-oklahoma
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Appeal for Oklahoma Death Row Inmate
- The Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Richard Glossip's case.
- Oklahoma Attorney General admits errors and supports vacating the conviction.
- Lawyers reveal the state's main witness had bipolar disorder.
- Death row inmate gets opportunity to argue against execution.
Miles Fridrich attorneys to get grand jury testimony in murder case: A judge has ordered Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office to release grand jury ...
houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/conroe/article/fridrich-stabbing-khan-grand-jury-conroe-18677280.php
18-year-old could face death penalty after two found dead in vehicle, Texas cops say
star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article285187772.html
Texas man indicted on capital murder charges in death of former Grand Island teen
omaha.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/texas-man-indicted-on-capital-murder-charges-in-death-of-former-grand-island-teen/article_ec463f15-8079-55ec-97e1-e26cd89453a3.html
The people fighting to stop the next US execution: 'At least give the guy a hearing before you kill him,' says private investigator and podcaster Matt ...
inews.co.uk/news/world/people-fighting-stop-next-us-execution-2894051
Alabama's use of nitrogen gas for execution was inhumane.: Alabama's decision to use nitrogen gas for an execution was inhumane. The worry now is other states ...
expressnews.com/opinion/editorial/article/kenneth-smith-nitrogen-gas-execution-18644522.php
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DA’s office waives death penalty for men indicted in three Como afterparty killings
star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article285180722.html
Ivan Cantu running out of time to stop Texas execution: Convicted of killing his cousin and his cousin’s fiancée, the death row inmate hopes recanted testimony ...
texastribune.org/2024/02/08/texas-execution-ivan-cantu/
Families of slain Savanah Soto, 18, boyfriend Matthew Guerra seek death penalty for suspects
nypost.com/2024/01/05/news/families-of-slain-savanah-soto-18-boyfriend-matthew-guerra-seek-death-penalty-for-suspects/
Quick Glance: Father, Son Arrested in Pregnant Teen's Death: Police
- San Antonio police arrest father and son in connection to pregnant teen and her boyfriend's deaths.
- Son charged with murder, father with abuse of a corpse.
- Soto's phone crucial to investigation.
- Investigators used her phone to locate suspect's vehicle.
El Paso Walmart gunman who killed 23 gets multiple life sentences: The attacker may still face the death penalty if convicted for murder charges in state court.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66111468
Texas jury recommends the death penalty for man convicted of the fatal shooting of a state trooper
apnews.com/article/texas-trooper-shot-death-penalty-7393b20d24d1f9963da543daaa5ab06a
You think asylum-seekers cause problems in Texas? No, they can’t afford to stay here | Opinion
star-telegram.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article284677526.html
A Montgomery County Grand Jury indicted Miles Fridrich of murder Thursday in the death of a Conroe pediatrician who was stabbed to death in October while ... Show more
What comes next in the Savanah Soto, Matthew Guerra case: Police studied security video and the victims' cellphones to track down their alleged killer and his ...
expressnews.com/news/article/savanah-soto-matthew-guerra-next-steps-18594574.php
Kaufman County DA killer wants new death penalty trial: Eric Williams — a former justice of the peace who killed the Kaufman County district attorney ...
dallasnews.com/news/courts/2024/01/03/kaufman-county-da-killer-eric-williams-asks-federal-judge-for-new-death-penalty-trial/
White supremacist sentenced for threatening jury, witnesses at Pa. synagogue shooter’s trial
pennlive.com/crime/2023/12/white-supremacist-sentenced-for-threatening-jury-witnesses-at-pa-synagogue-shooters-trial.html
Texas man who said death sentence was based on discredited testimony is executed for 1990 killing
pbs.org/newshour/politics/texas-man-who-said-death-sentence-was-based-on-discredited-testimony-is-executed-for-1990-killing
Racist attack: 90 times life in prison for El Paso supermarket attacker: A right-wing extremist killed 23 people and injured many more in El Paso, Texas, in 2019 ...
spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/el-paso-usa-90-mal-lebenslaenglich-fuer-supermarkt-angreifer-von-el-paso-a-2fbbc283-bdbe-41a1-80c6-4fcbbbfe607c
Houston murder suspect to get five life sentences after 2018 spree: Jose Gilberto Rodriguez was facing a possible death penalty over the 2018 spree of robberies ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/jose-rodriguez-life-sentences-crime-spree-18564357.php
Houston lawyers' workload jeopardizes justice in death penalty cases: Taxpayer-funded lawyers often have unmanageable workloads and clients get short shrift ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/houston-lawyers-workload-jeopardizes-justice-18549774.php
Shooter who killed 23 at Texas Walmart awaits federal sentence: The white nationalist who targeted Hispanics when he killed nearly two dozen people at a Walmart ...
reuters.com/world/us/shooter-who-killed-23-texas-walmart-awaits-federal-sentence-2023-07-07/
Executions in the US are in decline – but some jurisdictions lead the rest: Since reaching historic highs in the late 1990s and early 2000s, use of the death ...
cnn.com/2023/10/06/us/us-executions-death-penalty-dg/
David Renteria's Last Words Before Texas Execution for Child Murder: David Renteria was convicted of the murder of 5-year-old Alexandra Flores in 2001.
newsweek.com/david-renteria-execution-last-words-1844617
Child killer’s eerie last words at execution: WARNING: Distressing
news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/child-killers-eerie-last-words-before-execution-revealed/news-story/74eed8f2ee9c689c4bf98bff408bff12
A year after Athena Strand’s death in North Texas, her accused killer still awaits trial
star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article282557148.html
By lethal injection: Two murderers executed in Alabama and Texas: In Alabama, Casey McWhorter is executed for robbery-murder on Thursday. On the same day ...
n-tv.de/panorama/Zwei-Moerder-in-Alabama-und-Texas-hingerichtet-article24537766.html
Filmmakers rally behind Warner Bros. movie 'Coyote vs. Acme': Filmmakers are rallying behind 'Coyote vs. Acme,' the Looney Tunes movie killed — and later ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-11-15/coyote-vs-acme-warner-bros-discovery-dave-green
No. 20 Baylor meets Gardner-Webb after whirlwind start: No. 20 Baylor will look for improvement on the defensive end and continue to work on its rotation and ...
reuters.com/sports/basketball/no-20-baylor-meets-gardner-webb-after-whirlwind-start-2023-11-11/
Brent Ray Brewer's Final Words Before Texas Execution: Brent Ray Brewer died via lethal injection in Texas on Thursday.
newsweek.com/brent-ray-brewers-execution-final-words-1842614
Esposa e hija asesinadas: la justicia de Texas ejecuta a un doble homicida: En 2010, Gary Green mató a puñaladas a su mujer y ahogó a su hija en la bañera ...
n-tv.de/panorama/Texanische-Justiz-laesst-Doppelmoerder-hinrichten-article23968948.html
Texas inmate Syed Rabbani taken off death row decades after filing appeal: A prosecutor called delays in Rabbani’s long-standing appeal “a due process disaster.”
texastribune.org/2023/11/14/syed-rabbani-texas-death-row/
Killer's surprising final words before being executed for horror murder: Kimberly McCarthy said she was going home when she was given a lethal injection.
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/killers-surprising-final-words-before-31445553
Killer's last words before being executed for stabbing man over $140: Brent Ray Brewer, who fatally stabbed Robert Laminack in 1990, gave a final statement to ...
metro.co.uk/2023/11/14/killers-last-words-executed-stabbing-man-texas-19824270/
Virginia Union avenges loss to Fayetteville State, wins CIAA championship: SALEM - The execution was old school. The result never gets old.
richmond.com/sports/college/schools/virginia-union/virginia-union-avenges-loss-to-fayetteville-state-wins-ciaa-championship/article_300c2682-8041-11ee-8177-6f3babb18acc.html
Sentenced to death in 1991: Texas murderer executed after more than 30 years on death row
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Execution for Texas death row inmate Andre Thomas postponed: At issue is whether Thomas, who gouged out his eyes after confessing to a 2004 triple murder in ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/07/texas-death-row-andre-thomas/
Texas executes man despite appeals over evidence and lethal injection drugs: Jedidiah Murphy, 48, was killed by the state for the 2000 killing of 80-year-old ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/11/texas-executes-jedidiah-murphy
Judge denies Texas inmate’s request to stop execution over claims fire damaged drugs
torontosun.com/news/world/judge-denies-texas-inmates-request-to-stop-execution-over-claims-fire-damaged-drugs
Prosecutors to seek death penalty against FedEx driver accused of child's murder: Athena Strand was abducted from her Texas home and murdered in December.
abcnews.go.com/US/prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-fedex-driver-accused-childs/story
Texas executes Jedidiah Murphy on World Day Against Death Penalty: Jedidiah Murphy was the sixth prisoner put to death in Texas this year. The execution followed ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-10-11/texas-executes-jedidiah-murphy-world-day-against-death-penalty
Man accused in deaths of 22 elderly women in Texas killed in prison by his cellmate
orlandosentinel.com/2023/09/19/man-accused-in-deaths-of-22-elderly-women-in-texas-killed-in-prison-by-his-cellmate/
Quick Glance: Suspect in Deaths of Elderly Women in Texas Killed by Cellmate
- Accused killer Billy Chemirmir, who targeted older women, was killed by his cellmate in prison.
- The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is investigating the incident.
- Chemirmir was convicted for the deaths of two women and involved in another murder case.
- He targeted older women, killing them and stealing their valuables.
A Chaotic Moment For The Death Penalty: Political and legal opinions are shifting on mental illness and capital punishment, but those on death row may be left ...
themarshallproject.org/2023/10/14/texas-death-penalty-federal-judge-jedidiah-murphy
Texas man sent to death row over junk science denied US supreme court appeal: Robert Roberson was sentenced in 2003 for killing toddler on basis of shaken baby ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/02/texas-robert-roberson-death-penalty-supreme-court-appeal-denied
'Horrific.' Biden, Cruz slam anti-LGBTQ law in Uganda that includes death penalty
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/29/ted-cruz-uganda-anti-lgbtq-law-death-penalty/70267078007/
He Gouged Out Both His Eyes. Can the Government Still Execute Him?: André Thomas’ lawyers are pursuing a last-ditch effort to save his life.
slate.com/technology/2023/10/andre-thomas-execution-death-penalty-mental-illness.html
Manhunt continues for suspect in 'execution-style' shooting that killed 5 family members in Texas
abcnews.go.com/US/manhunt-continues-suspect-execution-style-shooting-killed-5/story
Quick Glance: Authorities say a gunman killed five people in a Texas home.
- At least five people were killed, including an eight-year-old boy, and three others were injured late Friday night at a home north of Houston, according to authorities, who added that the gunman was still at large.
- According to the San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office, four persons were pronounced dead at the site near Cleveland, Texas, while a fifth died later at the hospital.
- Sheriff Greg Capers informed local news reporters that when authorities arrived at the home, they discovered multiple gunshot victims.
- Sheriff Capers stated that investigators believed they had identified the alleged shooter and that a manhunt was underway.
Man who fatally shot Dallas officer in 2007 faces execution: A man convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer nearly 16 years ago is facing execution
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-fatally-shot-dallas-officer-2007-faces-execution-96809773
State report on Billy Chemirmir's death includes few details: The Attorney General's Office released a death in custody report on Billy Chemirmir's ...
dallasnews.com/news/crime/2023/09/27/official-report-provides-few-new-details-about-billy-chemirmirs-slaying-in-texas-prison/
What did Cowboys owner Jerry Jones say about late-game interception against the Cardinals?
star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article279821979.html
Texas death row inmate at mercy of supreme court – and junk science: Robert Roberson was convicted of murdering his two-year-old daughter on the basis of the now ...
theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/24/texas-death-row-robert-roberson-supreme-court-shaken-baby-syndrome
Wise County DA seeks death penalty for Tanner Horner in Athena Strand killing: Wise County District Attorney files notice to seek death penalty for Tanner Horner ...
star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article272570708.html
HAPPENING NOW: Officials give update on arrest of Texas mass shooting suspect. https://abcn.ws/3Lu7Xu5
Child murderer who swore he wouldn’t kill again faces new charges in 2 Texas deaths
pennlive.com/news/2023/08/child-murderer-who-swore-he-wouldnt-kill-again-faces-new-charges-in-2-texas-deaths.html
NEXT TO DIE: U.S. killers lined up for execution — and their crimes: By 6:33 p.m. Central Daylight Time on Aug. 1, the miserable life of Johnny Johnson had drawn ...
torontosun.com/news/world/next-to-die-u-s-killers-lined-up-for-execution-and-their-crimes
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Collin County will not seek death penalty for Billy Chemirmir: Billy Chemirmir was convicted in 2022 in the 2018 slayings of two women and was given two life ...
dallasnews.com/news/crime/2023/08/24/collin-county-da-will-not-seek-death-penalty-for-convicted-murderer-billy-chemirmir/
2 killed 'execution style' at Lewisville home, media reports: Court documents described how two people who were found slain inside their Lewisville home earlier ...
dallasnews.com/news/crime/2023/08/23/affidavit-describes-execution-style-killing-of-pair-in-lewisville-media-reports/
Families sue Harris County over jail conditions: At least 10 people have died in the custody of the county jail this year.
axios.com/local/houston/2023/08/08/families-sue-harris-county-over-jail-conditions
NEXT TO DIE: These killers are slated for death: America is ramping up the death penalty with recent executions in Florida, Missouri & Texas ...
torontosun.com/news/next-to-die-these-killers-are-slated-for-death
Texas executes inmate for killing 4 during drug robbery: HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas has executed an inmate convicted of the drug-related killings of four ...
apnews.com/article/texas-execution-drug-robbery-four-killed-e5fae732feec073703cccc87bff18a4b
Judge delays execution of mentally ill Texas inmate who gouged own eyes out: Andre Thomas, 39, was set to be executed on 5 April for killing his estranged wife ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/08/texas-execution-delayed-mentally-ill-inmate
All Texans deserve the freedom to choose death with dignity (Opinion): Once society approves of the idea of putting suffering humans out of their misery through ...
houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/physician-assisted-suicide-euthanasia-policy-texas-18289757.php
Houston lawyer made $586K on indigent defense in 2022 amid complaints: Jerome Godinich is among dozens of attorneys who take far more criminal defense work for ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/godinich-houston-lawyer-indigent-cases-18189694.php
His jury voted 11-1 for life in prison, but a judge sentenced him to death anyway. Alabama is set to put him to death today
cnn.com/2022/11/17/us/kenneth-smith-alabama-execution/
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