Inmate who spent decades on death row first to be executed in U.S. this year

Charles Victor Thompson, a Texas inmate convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in 1998, was executed by ...

Texas inmate executed for murder of ex-girlfriend, her new boyfriend

Texas executed Charles Victor Thompson for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend, Dennise Hayslip, and her new boyfriend, ...

Texas inmate Charles Thompson’s final words revealed as he’s executed for killing his ex-girlfriend, her new boyfriend

Charles Victor Thompson was executed for the 1998 murders of his ex-girlfriend Glenda Dennise Hayslip and her new boyfriend ...

Texas man convicted of 2 fatal shootings becomes the 1st person executed in the US this year

A Texas man who once escaped custody and spent three days on the run after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ...

Alabama argues against new trial for death row inmate despite DNA evidence

Alabama is asking a federal appellate court to stop the new trial for a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row for ...

Charles Victor Thompson scheduled to be executed in 1998 killings of ex-girlfriend, new paramour

The first execution of District Attorney Sean Teare's tenure is scheduled Wednesday for Charles Victor Thompson in the 1998 ...
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Is the State of Texas Trying to Kill This Chicano Activist?

After 23 years in solitary confinement, Alvaro “Xinachtli” Hernandez’s health is failing him. So is the system.
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Man who tossed 'napalm-like substance' at couple gets execution date

Leroy McGill is scheduled for execution on May 20 for a 2002 attack during which he set a couple on fire. McGill was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder after the attack ...