Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in over 200 years. What did she do?

If Christa Pike's execution is carried out, she would become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years and the 19th ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

‘I’ll see your ass in the execution chamber’: Son confronts mother’s killer at death penalty hearing

It’s been nearly 40 years since Maurine Hunsaker was murdered, and her family members are closer now than they’ve ever been to what they believe will be justice: Watching her killer, Ralph Menzies, be ...
The Spokesman-Review

Idaho plans for firing squad executions — aiming to keep prison staff from rifles

BOISE – Idaho’s prison system is pursuing a remote-operated system for firing squad executions as the state builds toward becoming the first in the U.S. with it as the primary method for carrying out ...