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Christa Pike, first woman to face execution in Tennessee in 200 years, was sexually abused as toddler and raped twice; fresh details emerge- Dr Mark Fowler, the physician set to oversee Christa Pike's execution, botched up a lethal injection in May
- Christa Pike, the lone Tennessee woman on death row, breaks silence ahead of rare execution; here’s what she said
- Christa Pike killed a 19-year-old girl in 1995 when she herself was 18 years old, now 31 years later she is set to become the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in 200 years; here are details of the gruesome crimeChrista Pike, convicted of murdering 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995, is set to be executed in a few days. Pike's lawyers have filed a ...28 Sep, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
- State can't take life arbitrarily or without dignity: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court ruled that state execution powers are not arbitrary. The method of execution must uphold human dignity and minimize suffe...18 Aug, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
- SC upholds hanging as mode of death penalty; dismisses PIL for alternative way to execute death row prisonersThe Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking an alternative method of execution for death row convicts, rejecting the challenge to hangin...18 Aug, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
- Dennis Sochor: 5 things to know about Florida man executed 44 years after killing woman he met at New Year's Eve partyDennis Sochor, aged 74, was executed by lethal injection in Florida. He was convicted of kidnapping and murdering Patricia Gifford in 1982....15 Jul, 2026, 10.56 AM IST
- Examining painless death penalty issue at highest level: GovtThe government informed the Supreme Court that the method of carrying out the death penalty, specifically hanging versus alternative method...23 Jan, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
- Supreme Court to hear in January plea concerning execution of death row convicts by hangingThe Supreme Court will hear arguments on January 21 regarding a plea to remove hanging as the execution method for death row convicts. The ...11 Nov, 2025, 04.03 PM IST
- Death for Charlie Kirk’s killer? Utah Governor vows to pursue death penalty; what the law says as debate over firing squad vs. lethal injection startsUtah's Governor Spencer Cox announced the state will seek the death penalty for Charlie Kirk's assassin, releasing video evidence of the ro...12 Sep, 2025, 10.25 AM IST
- Pentobarbital injection used to execute Stephen Stanko, who killed two and raped his girl friend’s daughter, in South CarolinaStephen Christopher Stanko faced execution in South Carolina. He was convicted for murders and other crimes. The execution happened via let...14 Jun, 2025, 01.50 PM IST
- Beloved Texas grandmother’s killer to be executed with lethal injectionIn 2012, Matthew Lee Johnson committed a heinous crime by setting 76-year-old Nancy Harris on fire during a robbery at a Garland convenienc...19 May, 2025, 05.51 PM IST
- Lethal injection, electrocution, now firing squads. Look at US execution methodsSouth Carolina is set to execute a man by firing squad, a method unused in the US for nearly 15 years. The article reviews the various exec...03 Mar, 2025, 12.29 PM IST
- Death row inmate from South Carolina chooses most gruesome execution method. Is he repenting over his barbaric crimes?Brad Sigmon, a convicted murderer in South Carolina, has chosen to die by firing squad over lethal injection or the electric chair. Sentenc...22 Feb, 2025, 06.46 PM IST
- Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugsPresident Donald Trump signed an execution order to ensure states have sufficient lethal injection drugs, countering opposition from politi...21 Jan, 2025, 04.02 PM IST
- Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been usedOfficials said Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. at an Alabama prison after breathing pure nitrogen gas through a ...26 Jan, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
- Death penalty in US: Alabama Governor announces America's first nitrogen hypoxia execution. Details of method hereAmid the death penalty debate, Alabama Governor has announced the US' first nitrogen hypoxia execution. We have details regarding the execu...10 Nov, 2023, 02.27 AM IST
- Supreme Court to consider setting up panel to examine if execution of death row convicts by hanging proportionate"We cannot tell the legislature that you adopt this method. But you (PIL petitioner) can certainly argue that something may be more humane....21 Mar, 2023, 09.54 PM IST
- Supreme Court seeks Centre's response on plea against mode of executionThe plea said that Article 21 (Right to Life) of the Constitution also includes the right of a condemned prisoner to have a dignified mode ...07 Oct, 2017, 12.49 AM IST
- Sun Pharma against use of its drug for lethal injection in USAccording to a media report, the Arkansas purchased three drugs, including one of Sun Pharma, which were enough to perform eight executions.23 Sep, 2015, 06.55 PM IST
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