The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday denied an appeal from death row inmate Andrew Richard Lukehart, affirming a lower ...

Death row inmate Tony Carruthers was in pain as the executioners tried to find a vein and there was "lots of blood," one of ...

Three American inmates are set to be executed on Wednesday and Thursday in what stands to become the deadliest week for the ...

To ny Carruthers' ethal injection execution went horribly wrong – and witnesses heard disturbing sounds coming from the ...

Tennessee halted Tony Carruthers’ execution after officials failed to set a required backup IV line. Gov. Bill Lee granted a one-year reprieve as his lawyer described a painful scene.

An NBC News analysis of final statements from prisoners on Texas’ death row shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others ...

A Tennessee death row inmate was spared execution Thursday morning after medical personnel failed to find a vein to deliver a ...

Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas’ position as the nation's leader in capital ...

Richard Knight's attorneys challenge constitutionality of his sentence and state's lethal injection protocol.

Death penalty cases often take years before they go to trial in Arizona. After a guilty verdict, the appeals and execution ...