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Andre Thomas is an American death row inmate who killed his wife, son, and stepdaughter in 2004, and removed both of his eyes and ate one. He has schizophrenia and was sentenced to death despite his insanity defense.
Randall Dale Adams was an American man who was falsely accused of murdering a police officer in 1976 and sentenced to death. He was exonerated in 1989 after a documentary film exposed the evidence of his innocence and the prosecutorial misconduct.
Chief Deputy Patin commended the teamwork of various law enforcement agencies, including the Texas Department of Public Safety and local police, which led to Tatom's arrest less than a mile from ...
Find out the number, demographics, and crimes of the 2,213 death row inmates in the U.S. as of July 1, 2024. See the names, crimes, and time on death row of the 40 federal death row inmates, including the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter and the Charleston church shooter.
Angela Samota was a student at Southern Methodist University who was raped and killed in her apartment in 1984. The case remained unsolved for decades until DNA evidence led to the conviction of Donald Bess Jr., who died in prison in 2022.
Adam Kelly Ward was a convicted murderer executed by Texas in 2016 for killing a code enforcement officer in 2005. He claimed he acted in self-defense and had mental illness, but his trial and execution were controversial.
Find out who served the longest prison sentences in the world, without a period of freedom followed by a second conviction. See the names, countries, crimes, and durations of the longest sentences, from 70 years to 60 years.
Iwao Hakamada — who is believed to be the world's longest-serving death row inmate — has been acquitted 58 years after his arrest. Per local reports, Hakamada's death sentence was finalized in ...