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Florida Executes Serial Killer
Florida put to death Thursday a former truck driver who murdered three young women in 1986 and made headlines again after one of his defense team fell in love with him.
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US Executions At Lowest Level Since 1991
The number of people executed in the United States this year dropped to the lowest level since 1991, as states impose fewer death sentences and defendants in capital cases get access to better legal help.
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Florida Executes Man Who Killed 4 in 1985
The US state of Florida executed a convicted murderer Thursday who had been on death row 30 years for killing four people, including his five-year-old daughter, in 1985.
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Death Row Inmate Daniel Lopez Who 'Wished to Die' Executed in Texas
A Texas inmate convicted for killing a police officer was executed on Wednesday, after he waived his appeals, saying he wanted to die, prison officials and local media said.
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Two US States Conduct Executions Using Single Drug
Two of the nation's most active death penalty states have quietly carried on with executions despite a shortage of lethal-injection drugs, turning to pentobarbital, a powerful sedative that generally puts inmates to death swiftly and without complications.
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Florida Executes Serial Killer
Florida put to death Thursday a former truck driver who murdered three young women in 1986 and made headlines again after one of his defense team fell in love with him.
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US Executions At Lowest Level Since 1991
The number of people executed in the United States this year dropped to the lowest level since 1991, as states impose fewer death sentences and defendants in capital cases get access to better legal help.
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Florida Executes Man Who Killed 4 in 1985
The US state of Florida executed a convicted murderer Thursday who had been on death row 30 years for killing four people, including his five-year-old daughter, in 1985.
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Death Row Inmate Daniel Lopez Who 'Wished to Die' Executed in Texas
A Texas inmate convicted for killing a police officer was executed on Wednesday, after he waived his appeals, saying he wanted to die, prison officials and local media said.
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Two US States Conduct Executions Using Single Drug
Two of the nation's most active death penalty states have quietly carried on with executions despite a shortage of lethal-injection drugs, turning to pentobarbital, a powerful sedative that generally puts inmates to death swiftly and without complications.
