Louisiana lawmakers cite the deadly Mall of Louisiana shooting as justification for expanding first-degree murder charges and ...

Federal prosecutors say a Decatur man accused of killing a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier while he worked his route now ...

The Louisiana Senate altered a bill Wednesday night to expand who could be charged with first-degree murder, citing April's ...

The document gives a detailed account of Stayner’s encounter with the three tourists he is convicted of killing.

This is where the LA County DA's office stands on its decision on whether to seek the death penalty in the case against David ...

Wade Steven Wilson (born 20 May 1994) is a convicted double murderer from Florida. He gained national notoriety during his ...

John Richard Wood, 56, has been in prison for more than 25 years after killing a state trooper in South Carolina.

Tarrant County unfairly targets racial and ethnic minorities with death penalty cases, report says.