Ritchie’s execution will be the first in the state since Joseph Corcoran was put to death by lethal injection on Dec. 18. Corcoran was convicted in the July 1997 shootings of his brother ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing two women, one in Florida and another in California, has been scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed Tuesday by ...

She didn't immediately respond to a message The Associated Press left on her office voicemail after hours Tuesday seeking comment on the justices' decision. Ritchie's execution will be the first in ...

A firing squad on Friday executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method has been used by the state in the past five weeks.

Ron DeSantis. After the execution, Acosta’s family members expressed relief that the ordeal was finally over. “It’s done. Basically, justice for Janet happened,” said her sister ...

Mahdi chose a firing squad over lethal injection or electrocution, as Brad Sigmon did for his March 7 execution ... They will hold rifles about 15 feet (4.6 meters) away, the distance from ...

COLUMBIA — For a man facing death by firing squad this week, one of his earliest childhood memories is of his father. Slamming his mother through a glass table. As the boy begged him to stop.