A Republican, he imposed a moratorium on capital punishment, saying he could not support a death-row system “so fraught with ...

It's unclear whether federal law was even broken when UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed on a New York street.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet ...

The spouses of the three men filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking immediate action from the government, given the ...

The defenders of death row inmate Brittany Holberg have until May 12 to respond to a federal appeals court considering ...

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan died Friday morning at 91, more than two decades after leaving office for the last time and ...

20-year-old Wesley Davis was arrested after a child was found unresponsive on March 1 and died days later. SEVIER COUNTY, ...

Gulf War veteran Jeffrey Hutchinson was executed Thursday evening for the 1998 Florida family massacre. He spent 24 years on ...

Gov. Ryan purged Illinois' death row just three days before his term ended, though he never regretted the decision.

The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the execution of death row inmate Gregory Hunt for the 1988 beating death of a Walker County woman.

Attorneys for Victorino didn’t deny the fact that he influenced others and still does to this day. But they claim he now does ...