August 21
TEXASexecution
Texas executed Larry Swearingen for a 1998 Texas slaying. His lawyer says bad
science got him on death row.
Swearingen consistently maintained his innocence in the strangling death of
19-year-old Melissa Trotter. Texas prosecutors, however, had no
August 21
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Inmate Larry Swearingen To Be Executed Wednesday For Rape, Murder Of
College Student Melissa Trotter
A Texas death row inmate is set to be executed Wednesday for the abduction,
rape and murder of a Houston area college student more than
August 21
UGANDA:
Uganda abolishes mandatory death penalty
Parliament in Uganda has passed a law that abolishes the mandatory death
penalty for certain crimes, amending four different laws that had earlier
prescribed capital punishment, including the Anti-Terrorism Act.
If approved
August 21
TEXASimpending execution
After 19 Years On Death Row, Could Time Be Up For Larry Swearingen?
Convicted killer Larry Swearingen is scheduled to be executed Wednesday. It was
almost 20 years ago that Swearingen was found guilty of the abduction, rape and
strangulation of
