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US Prosecutors To Seek Death Penalty For UnitedHealthcare CEO's Alleged Killer
US Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealth Group Chief Executive Brian Thompson in New York last year.
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Kim Kardashian Sued After Mistakenly Identifying US Man As Death Row Inmate In Instagram Post
Kardashian, a 44-year-old aspiring lawyer, posted about the death penalty sentence of convicted murderer Ivan Cantu.
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Donald Trump Vows Death Penalty For 'Rapists, Murderers, Monsters'
Donald Trump hit out Tuesday at Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of almost every American federal prisoner on death row, as the president-elect prepares to replace the Democrat in the White House.
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US Man Guilty Of Killing 3, Mutilating, Eating Victim's Heart For "Ritualistic Sacrifice"
Jason Thornburg was found guilty by a Tarrant County jury, who will now decide whether he should face the death penalty or serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Texas Man With Autism Faces Death Penalty Due To Alleged Child Murder
The Texas pardons board rejected a clemency appeal on Wednesday from an autistic man on death row whose murder conviction was based on what his lawyers say was a misdiagnosis of "shaken baby syndrome."
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US Man Read From The Bible And Told His 3 Sons They Were "Best Boys Ever". Then He Killed Them
On Friday, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in prison.
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US Scraps Plea Agreement With 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday scrapped a plea agreement with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, just two days after the announcement of a deal that reportedly would have taken the death penalty off the table.
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US Says Plea Deal Reached With 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US prosecutors have reached a deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Pentagon said Wednesday, reportedly involving a guilty plea in exchange for avoiding a death penalty trial.
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9/11 Victims' Families Split Over Proposal to Spare Suspects' Lives
A proposal to allow alleged perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks to plead guilty and avoid the death penalty poses a powerful dilemma for victims' families, some of whom still want to seek the ultimate retribution after two decades of legal limbo.
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North Korea Jailed 2-Year-Old For Life After Catching Parents With Bible
A US State Department report has found that Christians in North Korea who are caught with a Bible face the death penalty, and their families, including children, are sentenced to life imprisonment.
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US Man, On Death Row For Killing His Family, Dug Out Own Eyes, Swallowed One
Attorneys for a death row inmate who gouged out his own eyes after murdering his wife, son and stepdaughter in Texas asked authorities on Wednesday for clemency because he is mentally ill.
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US Man Convicted Of Cop's Murder Executed
A man sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer was executed Wednesday night in Texas despite suspicions of racism having tainted his trial.
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US Demands "Immediate Cessation" After Latest Iran Death Penalty Over Protest
The White House on Monday condemned the latest executions of protesters announced by Iran and said the United States stands with other countries demanding "immediate cessation" of the death sentences.
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US High School Shooter, Who Killed 17, Gets Life In Prison Without Parole
A US jury on Thursday rejected the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, who shot and killed 17 people at his former Florida high school, opting instead for life imprisonment without the chance of parole.
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US Woman Stabs Acquaintance, Cuts Off Her Foetus "To Make Boyfriend Stay"
A woman went on trial this week in Texas for allegedly killing a pregnant acquaintance and cutting the fetus out of her to present as her own child.
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US Prosecutors To Seek Death Penalty For UnitedHealthcare CEO's Alleged Killer
US Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealth Group Chief Executive Brian Thompson in New York last year.
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Kim Kardashian Sued After Mistakenly Identifying US Man As Death Row Inmate In Instagram Post
Kardashian, a 44-year-old aspiring lawyer, posted about the death penalty sentence of convicted murderer Ivan Cantu.
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Donald Trump Vows Death Penalty For 'Rapists, Murderers, Monsters'
Donald Trump hit out Tuesday at Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of almost every American federal prisoner on death row, as the president-elect prepares to replace the Democrat in the White House.
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US Man Guilty Of Killing 3, Mutilating, Eating Victim's Heart For "Ritualistic Sacrifice"
Jason Thornburg was found guilty by a Tarrant County jury, who will now decide whether he should face the death penalty or serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Texas Man With Autism Faces Death Penalty Due To Alleged Child Murder
The Texas pardons board rejected a clemency appeal on Wednesday from an autistic man on death row whose murder conviction was based on what his lawyers say was a misdiagnosis of "shaken baby syndrome."
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US Man Read From The Bible And Told His 3 Sons They Were "Best Boys Ever". Then He Killed Them
On Friday, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in prison.
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US Scraps Plea Agreement With 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday scrapped a plea agreement with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, just two days after the announcement of a deal that reportedly would have taken the death penalty off the table.
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US Says Plea Deal Reached With 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US prosecutors have reached a deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Pentagon said Wednesday, reportedly involving a guilty plea in exchange for avoiding a death penalty trial.
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9/11 Victims' Families Split Over Proposal to Spare Suspects' Lives
A proposal to allow alleged perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks to plead guilty and avoid the death penalty poses a powerful dilemma for victims' families, some of whom still want to seek the ultimate retribution after two decades of legal limbo.
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North Korea Jailed 2-Year-Old For Life After Catching Parents With Bible
A US State Department report has found that Christians in North Korea who are caught with a Bible face the death penalty, and their families, including children, are sentenced to life imprisonment.
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US Man, On Death Row For Killing His Family, Dug Out Own Eyes, Swallowed One
Attorneys for a death row inmate who gouged out his own eyes after murdering his wife, son and stepdaughter in Texas asked authorities on Wednesday for clemency because he is mentally ill.
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US Man Convicted Of Cop's Murder Executed
A man sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer was executed Wednesday night in Texas despite suspicions of racism having tainted his trial.
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US Demands "Immediate Cessation" After Latest Iran Death Penalty Over Protest
The White House on Monday condemned the latest executions of protesters announced by Iran and said the United States stands with other countries demanding "immediate cessation" of the death sentences.
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US High School Shooter, Who Killed 17, Gets Life In Prison Without Parole
A US jury on Thursday rejected the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, who shot and killed 17 people at his former Florida high school, opting instead for life imprisonment without the chance of parole.
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US Woman Stabs Acquaintance, Cuts Off Her Foetus "To Make Boyfriend Stay"
A woman went on trial this week in Texas for allegedly killing a pregnant acquaintance and cutting the fetus out of her to present as her own child.
