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indiatodayne.in > assam > story > assam-court-awards-death-penalty-to-man-for-rape-murder-of-4-year-old-girl-in-bilasipara-1450788-2026-09-15

Assam court awards death penalty to man for rape, murder of 4-year-old girl in Bilasipara

3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (283+ words) A court in Assam's Bilasipara sentenced Utpal Roy to death after convicting him in the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in Chapar in 2023. The verdict was pronounced by the Additional District and Sessions Court in Bilasipara, nearly three…...


wsbradio.com > news > local > georgia-death-row-inmate-gets-second-clemency-hearing-less-than-year > JPCZMBEOEBFVJNG5CXTA4SKOYU

Georgia death row inmate gets second clemency hearing in less than a year

14+ hour, 48+ min ago   (174+ words) ATLANTA — A Georgia death row inmate convicted of killing two Cobb County real estate agents in 2003 is scheduled for another clemency hearing after his execution was postponed last December. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles will hold a clemency…...


hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > six-years-after-frostproof-fishing-murders-tj-wiggins-faces-death-penalty-trial

TJ Wiggins Trial: Frostproof Triple Murder Case in Polk County

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (328+ words) At the time of the killings, Wiggins was out on bond for a March 2020 aggravated battery charge, according to WTSP. The station also reported on the circumstances surrounding his release. The station's reporting also details how two co-defendants have already…...


magnoliareporter.com > news_and_business > regional_news > article_05dc2b86-c143-43bb-b94c-5aa118c79f1e.html

Jacksonville woman jailed 34 years after newborn's body found in ditch

7+ hour, 43+ min ago   (351+ words) Stephanie Amos, 52, is charged with the death of an infant in 1992. A routine DNA sample taken from a former Pine Bluff woman led Monday, September 14, 2026 to her arrest for the 1992 murder of a newborn baby. Arkansas State Police Cold Case…...


ajc.com > news > 2026 > 09 > georgia-death-row-inmate-seeks-to-avoid-execution-under-new-law-for-abuse-survivors

Death row inmate seeks to avoid execution under new law for abuse survivors

6+ hour, 47+ min ago   (541+ words) Stacey Ian Humphreys, the convicted murderer who is slated for execution this week, is arguing that a new Georgia law aimed at abuse victims should spare him from the death penalty. Humphreys asked the court to reduce his sentence under…...


augustachronicle.com > videos > news > crime > 09/14/2026 > georgia-supreme-court-upholds-conviction-in-killing-of-augusta-dj > 91766399007

Georgia Supreme Court upholds conviction in killing of Augusta DJ | WATCH

8+ hour, 55+ min ago   (24+ words) Georgia Supreme Court upholds conviction in killing of Augusta DJ The Augusta Chronicle Georgia Supreme Court upholds conviction in killing of Augusta DJ | WATCH...


timesfreepress.com > news > 09/14/2026 > tennessee-prepares-to-execute-christa-pike-for

Tennessee prepares to execute Christa Pike for the murder of Colleen Slemmer | Chattanooga Times Free Press

8+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1505+ words) At one point, after a day of testimony, Pike was so overwhelmed that she had to be carried out of the room where she'd been sitting, according to multiple people who were at the hearing. 'Truly extreme' childhood trauma Very…...


wsbtv.com > news > local > cobb-county > georgia-death-row-inmate-appeals-supreme-court-ahead-execution > TSQCYIZ2ZNC5JCMOCYPYZE7ZM4

Georgia death row inmate appeals to Supreme Court ahead of execution

11+ hour, 7+ min ago   (511+ words) COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Cobb County convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys continues fighting in court to delay or cancel his pending execution. Humphreys, who was convicted of killing Cindy Williams and Lori Brown in 2003, filed new appeals in the Georgia Supreme Court…...


thegatewaypundit.com > 2026 > 09 > couple-trapped-children-trailer-years-now-florida-seeking

This Couple Trapped Children in a Trailer for Years: Now Florida Is Seeking the Death Penalty * The Gateway Pundit * by Michael Austin, The Western Journal

8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (163+ words) Florida Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier will seek the death penalty in the case of two adults who are accused of trapping four children in a…...


timesleader.com > news > 1755117 > pa-supreme-court-denied-to-review-convicted-murderers-appeal

PA Supreme Court denied to review convicted murderer’s appeal

13+ hour, 4+ min ago   (407+ words) The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently denied to review an appeal filed by Roberto Torner, who was convicted by a Luzerne County jury in the first-degree murder of Jose “Pepe” Herran in Foster Township more than a decade ago. Torner, 53, formerly…...