Christa Pike still on death row but out of 'solitary confinement' after court challenges
The Tennessee Supreme Court refused to hear Christa Pike's challenge to her death sentence, but another case won her more ...
The reasons why executions, death row delays continue in Tennessee two years later
Strada came to Tennessee in January 2023 from Arizona, where he left behind a broken executions process. Another cause for ...
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Lawyer discusses what Tennessee needs to restart executions
It's been more than four years since Tennessee's last execution, and Governor Bill Lee says the state is closer to resuming ...
A Missouri death row inmate set to be executed in less than a week asks the US Supreme Court to halt his execution
A death row inmate in Missouri who has long claimed his innocence and is scheduled to be executed in less than one week asked ...
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Tennessee ‘closer’ to resuming executions after more than two-year pause
"I suspect that we are closer than further from having a protocol in place and we'll be allowed to continue that process," ...
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The oldest is 80. One killed his 5 children. Here’s a look at the 32 men on SC’s death row
On Sept. 20, Freddie Owens, 46, a death row inmate convicted of murder, armed robbery, use of a firearm in the commission of ...
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Tennessee Seeks Death Penalty for Suspect Accused of Killing Blount County Deputy
Tennessee seeks death penalty in the case against Kenneth DeHart Jr. for the fatal shooting of Deputy Greg McCowan.
'We damn well better be certain the verdict was just' || Tennessee lawmaker calling for Governor Lee to take second look at death row conviction
Gary Wayne Sutton was convicted of the 1992 killings of siblings Tommy Griffin and Connie Branam. BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. — Connie Branam and Tommy Griffin were murdered in The Smokies in 1992, and one of ...
South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
In South Carolina, the governor has the lone ability to grant clemency and reduce a death sentence to life in prison. However ...
SEC college football picks, odds in Week 4: Oklahoma, Tennessee open conference play with a bang
Only four conference games are on the docket this week in the SEC, but we do have some doozies – and one could lead to a ...
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Original Detective Wants to Free Man Facing Death for ‘Shaken Baby’
Texas is set to execute Robert Roberson for allegedly shaking his baby to death. But the "shaken baby syndrome" diagnosis has ...
The week in politics: Tennessee lawmaker grills corrections department over prison woes
Plus, Democrats again file a safe-storage bill and there's no hearing set yet for Rep. John Ragan's 'bona fide' voter ...