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Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref. At execution At offense Age difference; 1 February 13, 2025 James Dennis Ford: 64 36 28 Male White Florida: Lethal injection: Profile: 2 Richard Lee Tabler: 46 25 21 Texas: Profile: 3 March 7, 2025 Brad Keith Sigmon: 67 43 24 South Carolina: To be determined: Profile: 4 ...
Richard Brandon (died 20 June 1649) [a] was the common executioner of London from 1639 to 1649, who inherited that role from his father Gregory Brandon and was sometimes known as Young Gregory. [2] Richard Brandon is often named as the executioner of Charles I , though the executioner's identity is not definitively known.
The image of Charles's execution was central to the cult of St. Charles the Martyr, a major theme in English royalism of this period. Shortly after Charles's death, relics of Charles's execution were reported to perform miracles—with handkerchiefs of Charles's blood supposedly curing the King's Evil among peasants. [90]
The Newgate Calendar had a lasting legacy on early 19th-century crime fiction. Critics believed that the Calendars' publication would inspire copycat criminals and romanticize crime culture. There was a communal and social element to the stories.
Edward Dun (died 11 September 1663), also referred to as Squire Dun, was an English executioner who served as London's 'common hangman' from 1649 to 1663. He assumed the post shortly following the death in June 1649 of Richard Brandon, the headsman believed to have executed Charles I.
President Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 people on federal death row, leaving only three “hard cases” before President-elect Trump takes the White House on Jan. 20. The 37 ...
Only the governor can stop the execution now. Moore's attorney describes a formerly addicted man who is now a devout Christian, a good father and a changed man. Only the governor can stop the ...
Richard Rojem claims he is innocent. He was convicted of the 1984 murder of his former stepdaughter. ... Rojem had faced execution on Oct. 5, 2023, under a schedule released in 2022 for 25 inmates ...