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Families’ anger as Parkland school shooter avoids death penalty

Families of victims from the Parkland high school shooting have expressed their frustration after the gunman Nikolas Cruz was spared the death penalty.

Evening Standard

Florida jury recommends Parkland shooter serve life in prison

Jury says Nicolas Cruz should not get the death penalty for the murder of 17 students and staff at US high school.

Al Jazeera

Nikolas Cruz verdict came down to single juror who voted against death penalty, Parkland victim’s father says

Survivors and relatives of the 17 Parkland victims shook their heads as the verdict was read out

The Independent UK

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Parkland victim’s son storms out of court as Nikolas Cruz avoids death penalty

The man’s father was athletic director Chris Hixon, 49, who was killed as he tried to stop the shooting

The Independent UK

Parkland jury rejects death penalty

"At least one juror, and all it took was one, was persuaded by the defense plea for mercy"

Salon

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz avoids death penalty and is sentenced to life

Survivors and relatives of the 17 Parkland victims shook their heads as the verdict was read out

The Independent UK

Jury recommends life without parole for Parkland shooter

The death penalty was on the table, but the jury would've had to reach that decision unanimously.

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Tampa prosecutors seek death penalty in 1983 murders

TAMPA, Fla. — Hillsborough prosecutors will seek the death penalty against two men accused in a pair of 1983 murders, one of which resulted in another man’s wrongful conviction and imprisonment for 37 years.

Tribune News Service

Despite Racist Jurors, Andre Thomas Remains on Texas’ Death Row

The convicted man’s lawyer called the prospect of his execution “an ugly spectacle.”

Texas Observer

How did Jeffrey Dahmer die? Was the serial killer given the death penalty?

The serial killer murdered 17 young men and boys between 1978 and 1991

Manchester Evening News

Australian troops could be killed in Japan

Australian soldiers could potentially be exposed to the death penalty under a military deal with Japan.

AAP

As Parkland trial ends, defense urges jury to spare Nikolas Cruz the death penalty

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A defense lawyer on Tuesday urged jurors to spare the life of Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school, saying he was “doomed from the womb” because his birth mother drank heavily and smoked crack cocaine…

Miami Herald

As Parkland shooting trial ends, state makes case for death penalty for Nikolas Cruz

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After a nearly three-month trial, a prosecutor on Tuesday urged jurors to vote to execute Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members in Florida’s deadliest school shooting.

Miami Herald

Nikolas Cruz trial: Closing arguments conclude in Parkland shooting case as jury consider death penalty

Follow live updates of Parkland shooter’s sentencing trial

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The Texas Tribune

Texas may delay trial for alleged Walmart shooter if federal prosecutors want to seek death penalty

A state district judge in El Paso said Tuesday that he’ll wait to see what federal prosecutors decide in their case before moving ahead with a state trial for the man accused of killing 23 shoppers in 2019.

The Independent UK

Nikolas Cruz defence asks for ‘mercy’ after prosecutor calls for death penalty over ‘calculated’ shooting

Jurors are expected to begin deliberations on Wednesday where they will decide whether to sentence Nikolas Cruz to death or to life in prison without the possibility of parole

Miami Herald

‘Hunting his victims.’ As trial ends, state makes case for death penalty for Parkland shooter

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After a nearly three-month trial, a prosecutor on Tuesday made the case for executing Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members in Florida’s deadliest school shooting.

Al Jazeera

Infographic: Which countries still have the death penalty?

October 10 is the World Day Against the Death Penalty. Here are three graphics on capital punishment around the world.

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The Texas Tribune

Chaos surrounding rookie El Paso DA Yvonne Rosales fuels concerns about Walmart massacre prosecution

Mistakes and backbiting have engulfed the El Paso County district attorney’s office. Some question whether she is competent to handle one of the most high-profile death penalty cases in recent Texas history.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia mulls introduction of a ‘probationary’ death penalty

New version of criminal code says execution should be considered a ‘last resort’ but could delayed sentence be abusive?

The News Lens

‘The State of Texas vs. Melissa’ To Show In Taiwan’s Murder By Numbers Film Festival

The domestic premiere of ‘The State of Texas vs. Melissa’ at the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty film festival is a highlight among several selections on state violence.

The Texas Tribune

Texas executes John Ramirez for the 2004 murder of a Corpus Christi man

Earlier this year, Ramirez won a legal fight to have his pastor beside him at his execution.

The Independent UK

Jury recommends death for St. Louis man who killed 4

Jurors have recommended the death penalty for a St. Louis area man who killed his girlfriend, her two children and her mother

Daily Mirror

Woman faces death penalty for murdering pregnant mum and stealing baby from womb

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Taylor Rene Parker, 29, from Texas in the US, murdered mum-of-one Reagan Micelle Simmons-Hancock, 21, at her home in New Boston in October 2020 and now could face the death penalty

Texas Observer

Texas Bloodlust Usurps Prosecutorial Discretion

John Ramirez will be executed October 5 over the objections of Mark Gonzalez, the Nueces county district attorney.

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