Dec. 4
USA:
Serial killers' DNA might help to solve old murders; Search on for more victims
of John Wayne Gacy, others
Detectives have long wondered what secrets serial killer John Wayne Gacy and
other condemned murderers took to the grave when they were executed - mostly
whether
Jan. 17
USA:
14 Arrested In Death Penalty Protest at Supreme Court
Inside, the Supreme Court was hearing arguments in a dusty federal tax case.
Outside, police were arresting 14 death penalty protesters who unfurled a
30-foot wide banner with the message STOP EXECUTIONS! on the
death penalty news
April 14, 2005
USA:
Lethal injection execution 'cruel' - U.S. researchers
American researchers have called for an halt to lethal injection, the most
common method of capital punishment in the United States, because it is not
always a humane and painless way to die.
Some
May 11
USA:
The justices, the soul and a culture of blood -- Can a court demand a
soulful conscience on the part of a defendant and require something less
of themselves?
Christopher Simmons was a junior in high school when he led two younger
boys to the home of Shirley Crook. They bound
death penalty news
October 8, 2004
USA:
Turow critiques death penalty
In the midst of this election season, the question of capital punishment
has slipped under the radar, said attorney and award-winning author Scott
Turow at a speech last night in Cubberly Auditorium, in which he argued
Jan. 9
USA:
Death penalty dehumanizes us -- Wrongful executions undermine confidence
in the justice system.
Omar Aldrete's comment In civilized society, execution necessary (Dec.
12, Insight) on the death penalty invites some questioning discernment.
He suggests pragmatic necessities
Jan. 20
USA:
A Nuremberg LessonTorture scandal began far above 'rotten apples.'
This so-called ill treatment and torture in detention centers, stories of
which were spread everywhere among the people, and later by the prisoners
who were freed - were not, as some assumed, inflicted
