WASHINGTON — Fewer than 30 people were executed in the United States and under 50 new death sentences were imposed for the fifth straight year, part of a continuing decline in capital punishment that saw only a few states carry out executions, a new report issued Tuesday said. But even...
In Tennessee, Inmates Opt for Electric Chair Over Injection
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The inmate's request was a surprising one, made three days before he was to be executed in October 2018: Edmund Zagorski told the state of Tennessee he'd rather die in the electric chair than receive a lethal injection. Some took the request as a ploy to buy...
Deborah Norville Examines Clarence Ray Allen's Murderous Life
Clarence Ray Allen, the mastermind of the 1980 Fran's Market Murders and the last man put to death by the state of California, is the subject of the season finale of "Executed With Deborah Norville." The Allen episode will air at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tuesday on the REELZ...
Man Smiles, Says ‘Let’s Rock’ Before Dying in Electric Chair
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee inmate grimaced and waved goodbye before saying "let's rock," moments before he became the first man executed in the electric chair in that state since 2007, put to death Thursday for shooting two men and slitting their throats during a drug deal decades ago. Edmund...