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David Wood, 67, was sentenced to death in 1992 for the killing of six woman and girls in El Paso, Texas. He has spent nearly 33 years on death row for the crimes.

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Six death row inmates have been executed in the U.S. so far this year, compared to two by this time last year.

Supreme Court Justices Powell, Blackmun, and Stevens allowed the death penalty to return. Then they disavowed it.

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A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say more places may turn to.

I view the firing squad as a more humane way to carry out executions for those on death row, because it is quick and certain,” said bill sponsor Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg.