Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Opponents of the death penalty protest in 2023 outside the Missouri Supreme Court building against the execution of Amber ...
During Lance Shockley's final moments in Missouri's execution chamber in October 2025, he wanted his daughter, an ordained minister, by his side as his spiritual adviser. A few years earlier, the U.S.
Four men are set to be executed in the U.S. this week as the nation experiences the single busiest month for the death penalty in nearly 15 years. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, Missouri and Florida are ...
Summer Shockley with her father, Lance Shockley during a visit at Potosi Correctional Center, in 2024. Lance Shockley executed on Oct. 14, 2025, for the 2005 murder of a Missouri highway patrolman. Of ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two inmates have been executed an hour apart during what's expected to be the single busiest month for the death penalty in the ...
One year ago, Louisiana broke a fifteen-year silence on executions by debuting nitrogen hypoxia. Officials called Jessie Hoffman Jr.’s death “flawless,” yet their own reports noted “convulsive ...
Missouri denied condemned men their chosen spiritual advisers despite Ramirez ruling. Missouri kept 2013 execution protocols and hasn't updated them after Ramirez. Advocates say denials violate rights ...
Two inmates have been executed an hour apart during what's expected to be the single busiest month for the death penalty in the U.S. in nearly 15 years. Florida executed Samuel Lee Smithers on Tuesday ...
Missouri families traveled to prisons for restoration visits and final goodbyes. Relatives described shared meals, games and prayers to seek closure. Surviving family members reported grief, therapy ...