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Apr 15 2024
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Trial begins with video confession in Burleson death penalty case
NORTH TEXAS — The first day of Jerry Elders' capital murder trial featured a video of his confession to investigators that he had shot a police officer, kidnapped and later shot a woman, and that his friends had nothing to do with it. Elders faces the death penalty for the April 14, 2021, murder of Robin Waddell in Johnson County, in connection with a chain of events that morning across
CBS News (Online)May 10 2024
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Alabama prosecutors to seek death penalty against woman accused of pushing victim off cliff
DeKalb County prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a woman who they say pushed another woman off a cliff, where her body remained undiscovered for almost two years. Loretta Kay Carr, 45, of Fort Payne, was charged last year with capital murder-kidnapping in the October 2021 death of Mary Elizabeth Isbell. Her daughter, Jessie Eden Kelly, 22, faces the same charge. According to court
AL.comMay 11 2024
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Death Penalty Sought for Alabama Woman Accused of Pushing Victim Off Cliff
Alabama prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a woman accused of killing another woman by pushing her off a cliff, leaving the victim’s remains undiscovered for nearly two years, multiple outlets reported. Loretta Kay Carr, 45, was charged with murder and kidnapping in the 2021 death of 37-year-old Mary Elizabeth Isbell, shortly after Isbell’s remains were found in Little River Canyon
Daily BeastFeb 28 2024
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Death penalty moratorium advances in Oklahoma House of Representatives
Execution of death-row inmates would be suspended indefinitely under legislation advanced Wednesday in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. House Bill 3138 by Rep. Kevin McDugle, R-Broken Arrow, was prompted by McDugle's involvement in several capital punishment cases he says were improperly handled by prosecutors. The bill passed through the House Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee
Tulsa WorldAug 17 2023
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Former soldier faces death penalty after capital murder conviction of…
A former soldier was found guilty of capital murder in the May 19, 2019, killing of Auburn Police Officer William Buechner. Grady Wilkes, 33, now faces the death penalty. Wilkes is accused of shooting three officers with an AR-15 while they responded to a domestic violence call. Testimony during the trial revealed Wilkes was wearing his National Guard body armor and helmet and carrying a
1819 NewsMar 18 2024
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Lead attorney for Bryan Kohberger advocates against expansion of Idaho’s death penalty
The lead attorney for Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with murdering four University of Idaho students, urged state lawmakers to oppose a bill that proposed expanding the defendants who would qualify for the death penalty. Anne Taylor, chief of the Kootenai County Public Defender’s Office, appeared before an Idaho Senate committee last week to argue that the state was not in a position to
Idaho StatesmanMar 14 2024
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New details in possible death penalty case
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — We have new details in a possible death penalty case, involving a man charged with murder, kidnapping, and rape back in 2020. Now 23-year-old Amir Beaudion Jr. is back in court to determine whether he’s mentally fit to stand trial. Amir Beaudion Jr. was at the Minnehaha County Courthouse this afternoon for a status hearing. He is accused of kidnapping, raping and
KelolandMay 10 2024
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‘God have mercy on your soul.’ Biloxi man gets death penalty for torture, murder of child
A Mississippi Coast man is headed to death row for the beating and suffocation death of his 2-year-old stepson — all because thee toddler soiled his diaper and took too long to get a juice box out of the refrigerator. A jury in Harrison County Circuit Court in Biloxi deliberated for just over two hours Friday before handing down the death sentence against Joseph David Heard, 41, in the Dec. 27
Sun HeraldJul 28 2020
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Should We Resume Capital Punishment Federally?
In July 2019, the U.S. Attorney General announced that the federal government would “resume capital punishment” by scheduling the execution of five federal prisoners on death row. While the executions were originally scheduled for December 2019 and January 2020, a legal battle delayed the execution process. These long litigation periods are quite common, with the average prisoner being held on
The ThreadJul 28 2020
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Should We Resume Capital Punishment Federally?
In July 2019, the U.S. Attorney General announced that the federal government would “resume capital punishment” by scheduling the execution of five federal prisoners on death row. While the executions were originally scheduled for December 2019 and January 2020, a legal battle delayed the execution process. These long litigation periods are quite common, with the average prisoner being held on
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