Death Penalty
Global Executions Reach Eight-Year High

Global Executions Reach Eight-Year High

As the world advances in the fields of technology and medicine, in many respects human rights have fallen behind. Amnesty International has recently released a study claiming the global rate of executions has peaked to the highest level since 2015. This past year,...

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Missouri Carries out Execution of Brian Dorsey

Missouri Carries out Execution of Brian Dorsey

On April 9, the state of Missouri executed Brian Dorsey for the murders of Benjamin and Sarah Bonnie back in 2006, despite a myriad of issues raised by advocates arguing for clemency to be granted. In an effort to spare Mr. Dorsey’s life, the Missouri bishops and...

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Brian Dorsey to be Executed April 9

The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled the execution of Brian Dorsey for April 9, 2024, for the murders of Ben and Sarah Bonnie. Decades prior to the murders, Dorsey endured substantial mental and physical childhood trauma, and developed a drug addiction in...

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Brian Dorsey to be Executed April 9

The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled the execution of Brian Dorsey for April 9, 2024, for the murders of Ben and Sarah Bonnie. Decades before the murders, Dorsey endured substantial mental and physical childhood trauma, and developed a drug addiction in...

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Missouri Schedules Second Execution of 2024

Missouri Schedules Second Execution of 2024

On February 14th, the Missouri Supreme Court ordered the execution of David Hosier to occur at 6 pm on June 11th, 2024. Hosier was convicted in 2013 of the Sept. 28, 2009, murder of Angela Gilpin, 45, at her Jefferson City apartment. Hosier was originally also charged...

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Idaho Halts Execution after Eight Failed Attempts to Insert IV

Idaho Halts Execution after Eight Failed Attempts to Insert IV

Idaho halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech on Wednesday after medical team members repeatedly failed to find a vein where they could establish an intravenous line to carry out the execution via lethal injection. Creech’s attorneys immediately...

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