Aug. 18
TEXASnew execution date
Date is set for execution of child killerSex offender convicted of raping,
murdering 7-year-old girl in 1999.
A registered sex offender who raped and killed a little girl a dozen years ago
is scheduled to die Nov. 16 by lethal injection, a
Aug. 18
CALIFORNIA:
DA to seek death penalty for Schaefer's alleged prison killer
Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a San Quentin inmate charged
with murdering Edward Schaefer, the man who killed a Novato girl with his
motorcycle, the district attorney said Wednesday.
Aug. 18
TRINIDAD:
Killer gets death sentence
A 32-year-old Point Fortin man was yesterday sentenced to death for the murder
of a fellow prisoner at the Golden Grove Prison, Arouca. A 12-member jury took
more than four hours to return with a guilty verdict for Jay Chandler before
Aug. 18
TEXAS:
Rick Perry By The Numbers
Amnesty International does not comment or take sides on elections. But everyone
knows that Rick Perry, Texas Governor for over a decade, is now running for
President. And everyone knows that during his tenure as Texas Governor, he has
Aug. 18
TEXAS:
Rojas guilty on all counts in capital murder case
Jurors convicted an Hidalgo County man of capital murder Thursday afternoon.
The jury spent about an hour deliberating the fate of Roberto Aguirre Rojas,
who had already pleaded guilty to 2 counts of capital murder and 1
Aug. 18
USA:
Research Examines the Black-And-White Issues Surrounding Executions in the
South
An examination of post-emancipation executions in the South is revealing how
race played a significant and under-examined role in executions. Annulla
Linders, a University of Cincinnati
