The most famous trials in history reveal more than verdicts against notable figures. They reflect society’s evolving pursuit ...

After being spared the gallows because of his mental state, Amos Green Byrd’s life ended in Missouri’s notorious state penitentiary — his story revealing early justice, mental health and local history ...

In a Mafia-style execution, a notorious figure of the Greek smuggling network was gunned down in a remote hotel in Arachova ...

Palaces, cemeteries, jails and even whole villages made the nation's 20 most haunted places, according to a Halloween survey. (file image) ...

Held inside a notorious prison among some of California's most dangerous felons, the San Quentin Film Festival is not your ...

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor led the court’s other two liberal justices in penning a dissent that condemned the use of nitrogen hypoxia in executions. Sotomayor — joined by Justices Ketanji ...

Halloween traditions originate from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which - in Ireland, way back in the day - marked ...

Alabama executed Anthony Todd Boyd, 54, with nitrogen gas for a 1993 murder on Thursday, after he used his final words to maintain his innocence and criticize the justice system. Boyd was convicted of ...

The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices on Thursday laid out a remarkable critique of nitrogen hypoxia executions, asserting that the new form of capital punishment causes “psychological terror” ...

The 1980s were an important time in the history of pro wrestling, marked by the rise of Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation and the death of the territory system. The decade brought about ...

An Alabama death row inmate, who insists he is an "innocent man," asked Republican Gov. Kay Ivey to meet with him before the state puts him to death later this week. Anthony Boyd, 53, is scheduled to ...

TALLAHASSEE — In what could be Florida’s 17th execution this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of raping and murdering a Putnam County convenience-store ...