The teen accused of stabbing track star Austin Metcalf to death will not face life behind bars or the death penalty, according to a Texas district attorney.

Sister Helen Prejean’s walk into the dark world of death row began with letters. It was part of her order’s community ...

Prosecutors' decision to forego seeking the death penalty in the Texas case reportedly had to do with the victims' families' ...

Florida executed Michael Tanzi on Tuesday for the murder of a beloved Miami Herald employee who was attacked in broad ...

Snopes' research found at least four perpetrators of school shootings have been sentenced to death since 1940. Two of those sentences were later commuted to life in prison and the other two ...

Austin Metcalf was the MVP of his football team, had a 4.0 GPA, and had a bright future ahead of him with plans to attend ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Bruce Ward, a convicted murderer who was the longest-serving inmate on Arkansas’ death row, has died ...

A man sent to Texas' death row for killing a Richardson police officer in 2018 could have his sentence overturned.

The Dallas County Commissioners Court wants to weigh in on Robert Roberson's case: Officials asked a Florida-based forensic ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Paul “Greg” House, who spent two decades on Tennessee's death row before he was finally freed, and ...