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John Rackham [a] (hanged 18 November 1720), [2] commonly known as Calico Jack, was an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas and in Cuba during the early 18th century. His nickname was derived from the calico clothing that he wore, while Jack is a nickname for "John". Rackham was active towards the end (1718–1720) of the "Golden Age ...
Rackham commanded William, a small but fast twelve-ton sloop during the action. Her armament was light, consisting of at least four cannons, and at the time of battle carried a crew of fourteen including Rackham and the pirates Mary Read and Anne Bonny. Calico Jack was originally a pirate under Captain Charles Vane, but soon after gained his ...
Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref. At execution At offense Age difference; 1 February 16, 2028 Stanley Theodore Adams: 61 33 28 Male White Ohio: Lethal injection: Profile: 2 March 15, 2028 John E. Drummond: 50 25 25 Black Profile: 3 April 19, 2028 James Galen Hanna: 78 48 30 White Profile: 4 June 21, 2028
Christopher Sepulvado, the 81-year-old man who was facing execution next month for the 1992 murder of his stepson, died overnight at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, according to his attorney.
By Jim Salter BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court was asked to halt the execution Wednesday of a convicted killer in Missouri after a federal appeals court ruled the lethal injection ...
To that end, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry two weeks ago announced the state had finalized a new execution protocol that includes nitrogen hypoxia, a new execution method it adopted last year.
Last execution date Name Crime Method A England: 13 August 1964 [154] Peter Anthony Allen and Gwynne Owen Evans: capital murder: hanging: A Guernsey: 10 February 1854 [154] John Tapner: murder: hanging: A Isle of Man: 1 August 1872 [154] John Kewish: patricide: hanging: A Jersey: 9 October 1959 [154] Francis Joseph Huchet: murder: hanging: A ...
It was one of five cases before the board following an initiative by Gov. John Bel Edwards, who opposes the death penalty. Clemency denied for ex-police officer facing execution in 1995 murders of ...