death penalty

Idaho Murders Suspect Bryan Kohberger Could Face a Firing Squad if Convicted
Murder

An Idaho legislator has introduced a bill to make the firing squad a legal method of execution in the state. Prosecutors are believed to be leaning toward seeking the death penalty in Bryan Kohberger’s trial for the murders of four University of Idaho college students last year, meaning he could face the death penalty if he’s convicted and Rep. Bruce Skaug’s bill gets out of committee, clears the state legislatur, and gets Governor Brad Little’s signature.

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August 25, 2021

Dylann Roof: Remorseless Killer Will Be Put to Death, Federal Appeals Court Rules

A Virginia federal appeals court upheld the death penalty on Wednesday for Dylann Roof, a South Carolina teen who shot and killed numerous Black worshippers who welcomed him into their church. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Roof’s attorneys filed a 321-page legal brief with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond last year, claiming …

Cherish Perrywinkle Update: Tensions run high as humanitarian wants convicted child killer’s death sentence overturned
Murder
February 25, 2018

Cherish Perrywinkle Update: Tensions run high as humanitarian wants convicted child killer’s death sentence overturned

The Florida man who raped, beat, and killed 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle was sentenced to death by a Jacksonville jury last week, but the sentence resulted in clashing opinions and heated debates as the little girl’s mother, Rayne Perrywinkle, went head-to-head with a writer staunchly opposed to the death penalty. Three days after 61-year-old Donald Smith …