Serial Killer Must Attend Sentencing
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A former nurse who admitted killing 17 patients at hospitals in two states must attend a sentencing hearing where he will face the families of six of his alleged victims, a judge ruled.
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Connecticut prosecutors asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to override a judge's decision that allowed an admitted serial killer's execution to be delayed.
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A confessed serial killer was put away for the rest of his life Tuesday after being convicted in a murder case brought by Michigan prosecutors in a desperate bid to keep him from getting out of prison less two years from now.
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A Scot who was on death row in the US is to attend an appeal hearing which should see him released.
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A man charged with mass murder over Los Angeles' rail crash could face the death penalty when he appears in court.
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NEW LONDON, Conn.  - A Connecticut judge on  Thursday set a new date for the execution of serial killer  Michael Ross, who last month came within 90 minutes of being  put to death when his execution was halted by legal wrangling  over his mental competency.
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A confessed serial killer set to become the first inmate executed in New England in 40 years urged a federal judge Friday to dismiss efforts by the inmate's father and a civil liberties group to spare his life.
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A murder and arson defendant told a judge again Thursday that he wants to plead guilty to killing two informants against him and their three teenage relatives &#151; charges that could bring the death penalty.
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Two men found guilty of stabbing a City lawyer to death are due to be sentenced.
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A federal judge Monday postponed the execution of a serial killer who had tried to end his appeals and was set to become the first person put to death in New England in nearly 45 years.
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Jurors should be free to decide whether killers who are under age 18 when they commit their crimes are mature enough to deserve the death penalty, a lawyer for
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A confessed serial killer was convicted of murder Wednesday in a case brought by prosecutors desperately trying to keep him from getting out of prison in less than two years.
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Mark Geragos&#39; task now is to save the life of his client, a convicted double murderer facing a possible death sentence. His problem is that the usual defense approach to the penalty phase of a capital case
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A killer whose life was spared last year when Illinois&#39; governor emptied out death row could again face a death sentence - this time in Missouri - if convicted of murdering his boss in St.
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A former U.S. soldier charged with taking part in the gang rape of an Iraqi girl and murdering her and her family should be sentenced to die if a court finds him guilty, U.S. government prosecutors said on Tuesday.
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A man who tried to pin his wife's brutal slaying on their 12-year-old daughter was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for first-degree murder.
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A convicted serial killer was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the 1974 slaying of a 19-year-old Western Michigan University student.