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Alabama inmate Derrick Dearman was executed for the murder of five family members

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Alabama inmate Derrick Dearman was executed for the murder of five family members

Dearman was executed Thursday evening, eight years after he murdered five people, including a pregnant woman. Dearman said in some of his final words that he hoped the victims' family could now heal. Alabama executed Derrick Dearman on Thursday, eight years after he massacred five of his girlfriend's family members with an ax and a […]

Marcellus Williams executed for murder of former reporter in Missouri

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Marcellus Williams executed for murder of former reporter in Missouri

The execution took place despite a prosecutor's statement that Williams' life should be spared because his DNA did not link him to the case. Williams has always maintained his innocence. Missouri executes Marcellus Williams, who was convicted of murder in 1998 Missouri's Republican governor, Mike Parson, and the Missouri Supreme Court rejected a request for […]

Family of murdered Missouri woman ‘desperate’ over impending execution

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Family of murdered Missouri woman ‘desperate’ over impending execution

Lisha Gayle's family says the case is “deeply and painfully personal” and “a grieving family is still waiting” for justice. The man convicted of Gayle's murder is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. On weekdays, former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Lisha Gayle usually went for a morning run after her husband left for work. When […]