The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, amid lack of DNA evidence.

A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.

The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.

After giving interviews, speaking to law enforcement and participating in a book project about his involvement in the slaying of Tupac Shakur, Duane Davis has decided it’s time to stop ...

Facing an execution date of March 13, time is short. USA TODAY Death Row Reporter Amanda Lee Myers had an exclusive sit-down interview with Wood.

Jeffrey Collins was one of three media witnesses for the firing squad execution of Brad Sigmon. He has been a witness to 11 ...

Friday's execution was the first by firing squad in modern South Carolina history and only the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.

The only man ever charged in the notorious Las Vegas murder of rapper Tupac Shakur insists he is "innocent," being railroaded ...

Hours after the nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas in January last year, Alabama’s attorney general urged other states to also develop it as a method for carrying out death sentences. Now, some ...