A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his 13-year-old step-niece to death nearly 50 years ago is set to be executed Thursday evening. James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, is scheduled to receive a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - More than 50,000 people have signed a petition to halt the execution of Tennessee inmate Tony Carruthers, who is on death row for allegedly murdering three people.

A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife's sister and parents before setting their house on fire was put to death, extending the record number of executions carried out in the Sunshine ...

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife’s sister and parents and setting their house on fire is scheduled to put to death Wednesday, which would be a record 12th ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday he does not plan to stop the execution of Tony Carruthers, which is set ...

A South Carolina judge allowed an execution to move forward after ruling that the man's beliefs, including that most laws are unconstitutional and citizens have an absolute right to defend their ...

Religious and community leaders gathered at the Tennessee Capitol Monday to deliver a petition with more than 100,000 ...

Carruthers has spent more than 30 years on death row, convicted of a gruesome 1994 triple kidnapping and murder.