Richard Glossip spent almost 30 years on death row (Picture: AP Photo/Nick Oxford)
A US man who spent almost three decades on death row has said that his newfound freedom feels ‘overwhelming’ but ‘amazing at the same time.’
Richard Glossip, 63, was previously housed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary after he was convicted of orchestrating the 1997 murder-for-hire of his boss, Barry Van Treese,…
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for Terry Pitchford, a Black death row inmate in Mississippi who argued there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him.
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Charles Flores is awaiting execution (Picture: NBC)
Charles Flores has been on death row for 26 years, after he was convicted of the 1998 murder of Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Black in Texas.
However, he has always maintained his innocence, and his case is one of the most bizarre in recent history.
Why? Because his conviction relied heavily on testimony from Black’s neighbour, Jill Barganier, whose…
The Supreme Courton Tuesday seemed likely to rule for Terry Pitchord, a Black death row inmate from Mississippiwho claims there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him.
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Protesters who lobbied the state of Alabama for clemency for Sonny Burton rejoiced this week (Picture: AP)
A 75-year-old death row inmate in Alabama has just been spared execution — a matter of days before he was due to be killed by the state.
Governor Kay Ivey stepped in to commute the sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton, who had been scheduled to be executed this week. Burton, who now uses a…
A 75-year-old man who has never actually killed anyone is set to be executed in Alabama next week. Charles Lee ‘Sonny’ Burton has spent more than three decades on death row in The Yellowhammer State over a robbery that ended in murder being carried out by his accomplice. Unless Governor Kay Ivey steps in, the execution is scheduled to be carried out on Thursday, March 12. The case has drawn…