Florida authorities have scheduled David Pittman, 63, to be executed on September 17, in a case that dates to May 1990 when Pittman killed his estranged wife's parents and sister and then set their home on fire,

Simms explained, "If you kill a law enforcement officer, a police officer, you can face the death penalty in Utah. If it's a death when you're trying to escape custody, if it's particularly cruel, then you can face the death penalty in Utah.

A woman accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a Vermont traffic stop in January has been indicted on murder and other new charges that make her eligible for the death penalty. Teresa Youngblut,

Kayle Bates, who's from West Palm Beach, is scheduled to be executed on Aug. 19 for the murder of Janet Renee White.

He previously penned a letter to the Arkansas State Supreme Court in 2020 saying he'd accept any means of execution, including the firing squad or electric chair.

Alabama leaders met this week to discuss a new law that would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty in some child abuse cases.

Scotty Gardner, an admitted murderer, has asked the state of Arkansas to restart executions to complete his death sentence.

There are dozens of traffickers on death row in the country, including a cocaine-smuggling British grandmother.

Kayle Bates put to death by lethal injection at the Florida State Prison on Tuesday, as executions are on the rise in the United States.