The most recent U.S. execution took place Friday, when Brad Sigmon, 67, died by firing squad in South Carolina. Sigmon, who ...

Louisiana is restarting death penalty executions next week for the first time in 15 years, using nitrogen gas to execute ...

Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 12 other people are scheduled to be put to death in six ... Texas in 2004. Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, was executed ...

That's the most in a three-month period since 10 people were executed from August 2024 through October 2024, according to records compiled by the Death ... in 2004. Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37 ...