Appeals court overturns death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber

Tsarnaev was convicted in 2015 of murdering three people and wounded hundreds more in the attack, which led to dayslong manhunt that shut down Boston.

• Jul 31, 2020

Feds execute third person this week after 17-year hiatus

Dustin Honken, 52, who prosecutors said killed key witnesses to stop them from testifying in his case, received a lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.

• Jul 17, 2020

Iran's plan to execute 3 protesters sparks huge backlash

The young men are just a few of the recently convicted criminals to face the death sentence, as Iran seemingly tries to scare dissidents into silence.

• Jul 17, 2020

U.S. carries out the first federal execution in 17 years

The execution of Daniel Lewis Lee came over the objection of the victims' family.

• Jul 14, 2020

First federal execution in 17 years delayed once again

Murderer Daniel Lewis Lee was slated to die by lethal injection even though the victim's family objects due, among other things, to concern they could be exposed to the coronavirus by attending.

• Jul 14, 2020

Appeals court paves way for first federal execution in 17 years

Family members of Daniel Lewis Lee's victims petitioned to have the execution delayed so they could attend without fear of traveling during the coronavirus pandemic.

• Jul 12, 2020

Execution blocked after victims' family raises virus concerns

Daniel Lewis Lee, a former white supremacist who robbed and murdered a family of three, including their 8-year-old daughter, was scheduled to be executed on Monday.

• Jul 10, 2020

Texas executes man for killing elderly man nearly 3 decades ago

Billy Joe Wardlow was the first inmate in Texas to receive a lethal injection since February 6 and the second in the U.S. since the nation began reopening following pandemic-related shutdowns.

• Jul 8, 2020

Supreme Court gives green light for resuming federal executions

The court paved the way for the Justice Department to end its effective freeze on capital punishment next month.

• Jun 29, 2020

Execution halted after chaplain barred; Kardashian thanks court

The justices blocked Ruben Gutierrez's execution about an hour before he could have been put to death.

• Jun 17, 2020

Federal death penalty reinstated

The Justice Department said it will reinstate the death penalty for federal inmates after a 16-year pause. There are 62 federal inmates on death row. Vladimir Duthiers has more.

• Jul 25, 2019
• 00:16

Justice Dept. to execute death row inmates

For the first time in 16 years, the Justice Department will start executing death row inmates again. The first to die will be five inmates convicted of murder, torture and rape. Jeff Pegues reports.

• Jul 25, 2019
• 01:54

"Hollywood Ripper" could face death penalty

The man known as the Hollywood Ripper could now face the death penalty after being convicted in two Los Angeles-area murders. On Thursday a jury found 43-year-old Michael Gargiulo guilty of stabbing two women to death and attempting to kill a third. Maureen Maher reports.

• Aug 16, 2019
• 03:26

Missouri carries out first execution since COVID-19 outbreak began

Walter Barton was put to death for fatally stabbing an 81-year-old woman nearly three decades ago, despite questions over his guilt.

• May 20, 2020

Questions over prosecutors in case of inmate scheduled to die

Walter Barton is scheduled for execution in Missouri Tuesday night despite questions over his guilt.

• May 19, 2020

Court clears way for Missouri execution despite new questions

Advocates say evidence against Walter Barton is "weak and circumstantial."

• May 18, 2020

Colorado repealing death penalty

After five previous attempts, the Colorado House finally passed a repeal of capital punishment. Governor Jared Polis says he will commute sentences of three people on the state's death row. CBS Denver reports.

• Feb 26, 2020
• 01:33

Protests over planned Alabama execution

Nathaniel Woods is scheduled to be executed in Alabama for the murder of three police officers even though he did not pull the trigger. CBSN's Anne-Marie Green has details on the controversy surrounding the case.

• Mar 5, 2020
• 00:53

MLK's son asks Alabama's governor to block looming execution

"Killing this African American man … could produce an irreversible injustice" Martin Luther King III wrote to Kay Ivey about Nathaniel Woods

• Mar 5, 2020

Willie Godbolt blames devil for 8 murders but gets death penalty

Godbolt said in court he'd prayed to be a better man, "but the devil came to kill and destroy. He wasn't going to let that be."

• Feb 28, 2020

He has 4 murder convictions. His victims' families don't want him to die.

Nicholas Sutton, 58, is scheduled to be executed by the electric chair Thursday.

• Feb 20, 2020

Dylann Roof appeals conviction, sentence in Charleston massacre

Roof's attorneys argue he was mentally ill when he represented himself at his capital trial.

• Jan 28, 2020

Texas man becomes first inmate put to death this year in U.S.

Before the 64-year-old inmate received a lethal injection, he turned his head and apologized several times to his wife's son, daughter and mother.

• Jan 15, 2020

Pakistan ex-president Musharraf sentenced to death for treason

Musharraf was a military commander who seized power and became a key U.S. ally in the "war on terror."

• Dec 17, 2019

Supreme Court temporarily blocks restarting federal executions

Daniel Lewis Lee's execution was scheduled for Monday, the first federal execution since 2003.

• Dec 6, 2019

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