Nov. 22
IRAN:
Iran: 2 More Executions for Homosexual Conduct
Iran's execution of 2 men last week for homosexual conduct highlights a
pattern of persecution of gay men that stands in stark violation of the
rights to life and privacy, Human Rights Watch said today.
On Sunday, November 13,
Nov. 21
TEXAS:
Lubbock Man On Death Row Speaks Exclusively To KLBK-13
For the 1st time, a convicted killer speaks out about murdering his
parents. Michael Yowell, 35, awaits his execution date on death row.
Yowell says capital punishment is nothing compared to the guilt he feels
from kill
Nov. 21
OHIO:
LOATHSOME, BUT NOT GUILTY A veteran crime reporter - and death
penalty advocate - states the case against executing John Spirko
I am not a fan of John Spirko. He is a loathsome human being who
throughout his nearly 6 decades on this Earth has repeatedly displayed the
mos
Nov. 21
VIETNAM:
Glitter may face death penalty in sex case
DISGRACED rock star Gary Glitter could face death by firing squad after he
was accused of having sex with a girl aged 12, police said today.
Sex with a 12-year-old is considered as rape under Vietnamese law, with a
maximum penalty
Nov. 21
MISSISSIPPI:
Miss. high court to hear death sentence appeal in Adams Co. case
The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 12 in Jeffery Keith
Havard's appeal of the death sentence he received for the killing of a
6-month-old girl in Adams County.
Havard was convicted i
Nov. 21
NEW JERSEY:
Report: Death penalty cost $253M and executed no one in NJ
In the 23 years since New Jersey reinstated the death penalty, the law has
cost taxpayers about $253 million and executed no one, according to a new
study.
"Money For Nothing? The Financial Cost of New Jersey'
Nov. 21
TEXAS:
CANTU CASE: DEATH AND DOUBTExecuted man's co-defendant says years of
guilt have led him to try to clear his friend's name; Silence vow blamed
for ultimate penalty
They were 2 teenagers who shared a deadly pact of silence: One grew up in
prison tortured by a secret that m
