Texas still leads nation in executions, but the pace is much slower now
Texas' application of the death penalty is not as aggressive as it once was. But a watchdog group says problems with the system persist.
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Texas' application of the death penalty is not as aggressive as it once was. But a watchdog group says problems with the system persist.
Phillip Dean Hancock, 59, received a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary for the 2001 killings of Robert Jett Jr and James Lynch
Keith LaMar was supposed to die on Thursday -- the day prison wardens were to take him to the execution chamber -- but an unusual circumstance led to a reprieve, and the convict is honoring his additional time with the release of a song, "The Journey," composed with the help of a Spanish musician publicizing his story.He's been granted, he says, "additional time... to put together a formidable legal team... a viable campaign... to bring my story to a wider audience."
Two convicted murderers are scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in the United States on Thursday, one in Alabama and one in Texas.There have been seven executions in Texas this year and 21 in the United States.
The state plans to execute McWhorter on Thursday. Here's what we know about the crime, the timeline and the process.