Aug. 22
IRANexecutions
7 hanged, including 2 in public, in Iran
7 more prisoners were hanged this week by the fundamentalist regime in Iran,
including at least 2 cases in public.
5 prisoners were hanged at dawn on Wednesday in the notorious Gohardasht Prison
(Rajaishahr Prison)
Aug. 22
ARIZONA:
Alleged child killer seeks change of venue
Defense attorneys for a Bullhead City man facing the death penalty for
allegedly murdering an 8-year-old girl last September has asked Judge Lee
Jantzen for a change of venue.
Attorneys Gerald Gavin and Ron Gilleo in court d
Aug. 22
OHIO:
Judge won't dismiss capital charges against man accused of murder
A Medina County judge on Tuesday denied a motion to have capital charges
dismissed against a Brunswick man accused of murder.
Defense attorneys Kerry O'Brien and Rhonda Kotnik alleged in December that the
Aug. 22
ALABAMA:
'Unhinged' Woman Gets Death For Boy's Murder
Heather Leavell-Keaton cooked anti-freeze into the food of 3-year-old Chase
DeBlase and his sister Natalie.
A woman has been sentenced to death by lethal injection for the 2010 murder of
her common-law husband's 3-year-ol
Aug. 22
TEXAS:
Capital murder charge filed for woman's death on west side of town
A man already charged with killing his girlfriend could now face the death
penalty.
Ronald Jackson appeared in court Friday as prosecutors upgraded his charges to
capital murder in the beating death o