Ralph Menzies was convicted of the 1986 murder of 25-year-old Maurine Hunsaker, a married mother of three who was found tied to a tree with her throat slit.

Within hours of the assassination of Charlie Kirk last week, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox began talking about pursuing the death penalty in the case. President Trump expressed his support for the move early ...

For the first time, the Justice Department will allow firing squads for federal executions. Only three defendants remain on federal death row after former President Joe Biden converted 37 of their ...

The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases ...

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