Editor's note: This database contains descriptions of violent crimes. There are 113 people sitting on Ohio's death row. Some were sentenced to death decades ago, for murders committed in the 1980s and ...

The Mississippi Supreme Court denied a last-minute emergency petition to stay the execution of death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford. Crawford's attorneys argued his original trial lawyers improperly ...

A psychologist who examined Rodney Hinton Jr., the man accused of killing a Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy by driving a car into him, has found that Hinton suffers from a serious mental illness that ...

The application of Ohio's death penalty varies significantly by county, influenced by the views of elected prosecutors. Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties have historically sent the most people to death ...

Family and friends of an 18-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Columbus police sergeant are condemning the sergeant's actions and are pushing back against the implication that the man was ...

For many stars, Ace Frehley was truly out of this world. Music superstars and other celebrities are paying tribute to the rock musician, best known for his role as the original lead guitarist in the ...

The news of Ace Frehley's death at the age of 74 comes just weeks after the original Kiss guitarist canceled his remaining 2025 tour dates. The shows were canceled after Frehley fell in his studio and ...

Jane Goodall’s cause of death has been revealed. Weeks after the conservationist’s death at 91, reports have emerged that she died of "cardiopulmonary arrest," or cardiac arrest, according to TMZ, who ...

A Mississippi man convicted of raping and murdering a college student in the nineties was executed Wednesday after spending more than 30 years on death row, according to officials. In a news release ...

Diane Keaton died at age 79 on Oct. 11. And while many fans will remember the Oscar winner for her movies, she had a whole life away from the cameras. Learn about her private world. In addition to ...

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