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Dr. Charles Steele Jr. delivers a passionate speech in support of Pervis Payne's allegation of innocence ahead of a hearing in Memphis.Tasha LemleyWPLN newsA man who has been on Tennessee death row for more than 30 years recently witnessed…

Ernest Lee Johnson, convicted of the 1994 murder of three Columbia Casey General Store employees, is due to be executed in October. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the execution for October 5th at 6 p.m. at Bonne Terre State…

Johnson's lawyers argued in their motion on Wednesday: “For seventeen years Have not executed or executed any death row inmate, including Mr. Johnson. The defendants cannot now credibly claim that their interests in finality or speedy…

By Michael TarmThe Associated Press TERRE HAUTE - The Trump administration plans to continue its unprecedented streak of post-election executions on Friday by killing a Louisiana truck driver who severely abused his 2-year-old daughter…