Florida executes suspected serial killer once eyed for possible link to the OJ Simpson case

Convicted killer Glen Rogers, once speculated to have ties to the O.J. Simpson case, was executed for the 1995 murder of a woman in a Tampa motel.

• May 15

Longtime death row inmate shouldn't be executed due to dementia, lawyers argue

Attorneys for Ralph Leroy Menzies, who's been on death row for 37 years, sought to convince a Utah state judge that the convicted murderer should be spared execution because he has dementia.

• May 8

Gulf War veteran convicted of 1998 killings executed in Florida

Jeffrey Hutchinson​, 62, was the fourth person executed this year in Florida under death warrants signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, with a fifth execution set for May 15.

• May 1

Iran hangs man convicted of spying for Israel

Iran's state media say Mohsen Langarneshin was one of Israel's "top spies," but a rights group says he was forced to confess, and now he's been executed.

• Apr 30

Idaho must let execution witnesses watch lethal drug process, judge says

Three news outlets sued Idaho's prison director, arguing that key steps of the lethal injection process were being unconstitutionally hidden from public view.

• Apr 30

Alabama executes a man who said he was guilty and deserved to die

James Osgood, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m. CDT following a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison, authorities said.

• Apr 24

South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks

Mikal Mahdi, 42, chose to die by three bullets to the heart instead of lethal injection or the electric chair.

• Apr 11

Why states turning to uncommon execution methods

More states are struggling to obtain the more common lethal injection drugs. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is moving to restart federal death row executions. Robin Maher, executive director of the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center, joins to discuss.

• Apr 11
• 04:25

What to know about federal executions as DOJ seeks death penalty for Mangione

Each death penalty case is autho­rized by the DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C., in con­sul­ta­tion with local U.S. Attorney offices, who prosecute the cases.

• Apr 11

South Carolina is set to execute another inmate by firing squad

The first firing squad execution in over 15 years was carried out last month. It provides a glimpse into how such executions may go.

• Apr 9

Second South Carolina inmate on death row chooses firing squad

Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004, is scheduled to be executed April 11.

• Mar 28

Lawyers say execution of morbidly obese inmate could be botched

Lawyers for convicted murderer Michael Tanzi say that his weight and health conditions could cause a lethal injection cocktail to fail.

• Mar 28

Gunman who killed 23 at El Paso Walmart offered plea deal to avoid death penalty

The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.

• Mar 27

Florida man executed for killings of 8-year-old girl, grandmother

A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs has been executed.

• Mar 20

Oklahoma executes man who killed woman in 2005 home invasion

Wendell Grissom received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and was pronounced dead at 10:13 a.m.

• Mar 20

Arizona executes man by lethal injection for 2002 murder

Aaron Gunches, who had dropped legal efforts to halt his execution, was sentenced to death for the 2002 murder of Ted Price, his girlfriend's ex-husband.

• Mar 19

Louisiana puts man to death in state's first nitrogen gas execution

Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was put to death Tuesday evening in Louisiana's first execution in 15 years.

• Mar 19

Texas court delays execution of man on death row days before he was set to die

The court put David Leonard Wood's execution on pause "until further order."

• Mar 12

Federal judge halts Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution

A federal judge halted Louisiana from immediately moving forward with the state's nitrogen gas execution of death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr.

• Mar 11

Firing squad witness describes execution: "My heart started pounding"

Jeffrey Collins was one of three media witnesses for the firing squad execution of Brad Sigmon. He has been a witness to 11 South Carolina executions.

• Mar 8

Prisoner chooses execution by firing squad

South Carolina has conducted the first firing squad execution in the U.S. in over a decade. Brad Sigmon was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. last night, three minutes after sharpshooters fired their rifles. Here's why he chose this method of execution.

• Mar 8
• 02:50

South Carolina man is executed by firing squad

Brad Sigmon, who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, said he chose to die by bullets because he considered the other choices offered by the state to be worse.

• Mar 7

Convicted murderer executed by firing squad

A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad -- the first execution of its kind in the U.S. since 2010. Meg Oliver reports.

• Mar 7
• 03:59

Why execution by firing squad is a legal option

For the first time in 15 years, a death row inmate was executed by a firing squad. Authorities gave Brad Sigmon, convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, three options to die -- firing squad, the electric chair and lethal injection. He chose a firing squad despite it being considered cruel and unusual punishment in some states. Jessica Levinson explains.

• Mar 7
• 03:08

South Carolina man executed via firing squad

A South Carolina inmate was executed via firing squad on Friday evening, the first such killing in the U.S. in over a decade. Sixty seven-year-old Brad Sigmon chose to be killed by a firing squad, which was legalized in the state in 2021. CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver reports.

• Mar 7
• 01:45

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