Charles Victor Thompson, a Texas inmate convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in 1998, was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday, becoming the first person executed in the U.S.

From meals to showers to visitors, this is what life is like on Florida's death row for convicted killer Wade Wilson.

Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was executed by the state of Texas at 6:50pm on Jan. 28, 2026. Thompson was convicted of murdering his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend in 1998.

The U.S. Supreme Court denied on Monday, Jan. 26, to review the case of a Mississippi death row inmate who killed a woman during an attempted rape.

The island’s Constitutional Court ruled in 2024 that while the death penalty remains constitutional, it must be reserved only for the most serious crimes, among other conditions.

Anthawn Ragan pleaded guilty to charges that could land him on death row. The 31-year-old told a judge he was guilty of all 14 charges in his indictment, including armed robbery, aggravated assault, attempted murder and murder.

TOPEKA, Kan. (KAKE) - Almost two decades after the kidnapping, rape, and murder of an Arkansas City woman, the man convicted of her death is once again looking to appeal his sentence. Justin Thurber is on death row for killing 19-year-old Jodi Sanderholm ...

Most witnesses, including several who recounted the anguish they felt when immediate family members were murdered, testified in opposition to the pending proposals.