This 2025 photo provided by Matt Schulz shows Charles "Sonny" Burton, who is facing execution in Alabama for a 1991 murder during a robbery, in which he was not the triggerman, at the Holman ...

Alabama has scheduled a March execution date for a man sentenced to death for a fatal shooting during a 1991 robbery even though he didn't pull the trigger. Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday set a March 12 ...

This 2025 photo provided by Matt Schulz shows Charles "Sonny" Burton, who is facing execution in Alabama for a 1991 murder during a robbery, in which he was not the triggerman, at the Holman ...

Iran is seeking to execute a decorated Iranian wrestler for merely peacefully protesting against the regime in early January, prompting the U.S. State Department on Wednesday to demand that Tehran ...

A Texas man sentenced to death for killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend said he hoped his victims' loved ones could "find forgiveness in their heart" before his execution on Wednesday. Charles ...

INDIANAPOLIS (INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — A bill to add the firing squad as an execution method in Indiana failed in the House on Wednesday, falling three votes short of the required constitutional ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday that the date has been set for the execution of Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton, who was convicted for his role as an accomplice in a 1991 auto ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Charles “Sonny” Burton didn’t kill anyone. The state of Alabama could execute him anyway. Burton, 75, is facing execution for his role as an accomplice in a 1991 robbery at an ...

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MOMENCE, Ill. (WLS) -- A suspect in the murder of a bar owner in Momence has waived extradition after being arrested in Indiana. Julius E. Burkes Jr., 47, was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon, ...

Death penalty illustration by Kagenmi via iStock for WMNF News. Ronald Heath was executed yesterday. Heath’s death warrant was signed on Jan. 9 by Gov. Ron DeSantis. He then filed an appeal with the ...