Robert Hecht, Shawnee County's chief prosecutor from 1965 to 1969 and again from 2001 to 2009, died Aug. 21 in Topeka. He was 90.

Florida’s ramp-up in executions is happening at the same time public support for the death penalty is at its lowest level in ...

Trump’s administration has been pushing for the death penalty, but judges are blocking attempts to reverse previous decisions ...

President Trump's administration endeavors to reverse death penalty decisions made by predecessors, but faces significant ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi in February singled out Youngblut's case as a prime example of how the Trump administration will aggressively seek capital punishment. Bondi said the Trump ...

Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing four family members in Tipton, Tennessee, and dumping the baby of two of the victims in a yard miles away. Austin Robert ...

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against an Indiana man facing a capital murder charge for a 2023 shooting in Huntsville.

She Allegedly Made a Chilling Google Search — Then Fatally Stabbed Her Kids, Asked for Death Penalty Veronique John, 50, allegedly stabbed her 11- and 7-year-old children at home before driving ...

TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Tennessee man charged with killing the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home’s f… ...

Held in chains and wearing a black-and-white striped prison uniform, Austin Drummond spoke only to confirm his name, address, and assets.

A maniac accused of gunning down two Israeli Embassy workers may face the death penalty, according to newly-unsealed court documents.