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Licho Escamilla, at the age of 19, was already wanted for killing his neighbor when he shot officer Kevin James three times in the back of the head.

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Gissendaner, who was sentenced to death for having her husband killed, reportedly sang “Amazing Graze” during the course of her execution.

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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law Monday a measure that allows the state to perform executions with a firing squad if lethal drugs are unavailable.

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The letters have been coming in from all over the country to urge Gov. Gary Herbert, who is leaning towards approving it, to either sign or veto the measure.

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The brutal execution-style attack Saturday that left New York Police Department officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liuby dead at the hands of a killer with an extensive criminal record has some calling for increased gun laws.

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The Yankee Silver Shield Foundation, which was established by former NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, will provide the funds to pay for the education of the children of one of the officers who was fatally shot Saturday. After being moved by a 1982 news broadcast which showed four children and their mother at a funeral […]

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The video, which was presumably captured from a cell phone, was taken from an upper-story apartment on the street where the officers were sitting in their patrol car.

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The very blatant and public show of lack of support and disrespect came after Saturday's brutal execution-style shooting of NYPD Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos.

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Following a spate of issues nationwide with condemned inmates and the lethal injection process, a committee of Wyoming lawmakers gave their stamp of approval to bring back the firing squad.

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A Utah lawmaker wants to bring back firing squad executions as an option for criminals sentenced to death. Republican Rep. Paul Ray of Clearfield argues that death by firing squad may be a more humane alternative than lethal injection, and says that while it may seem old fashioned, there’s no suffering involved, the Associated Press […]

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Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un recently ordered one of his senior officials to be executed by flamethrower. The news comes from South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, and claims O Sang-hon was burned alive because of his affiliation with Jong-un’s uncle, Jang Song-taek, who was executed last December for conspiring to overthrow his nephew, […]

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Disturbing video captured on cell phones by a cheering crowd shows a Syrian Catholic priest being beheaded by jihadist fighters. He was accused of collaborating with the Assad regime.

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