PHOENIX—An Arizona prisoner convicted in the 1984 killing of an 8-year-old girl is scheduled to be executed Wednesday in what would be the state’s second execution since officials started carrying out the death penalty in May after a nearly eight-year hiatus. Frank Atwood, 66, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the state prison…
Arizona Set to Execute Frank Atwood, Who Killed Girl in 1984
June 8, 2022
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Judge Rejects Arizona Prisoner’s Bid to Delay Execution
PHOENIX—A federal judge has denied an Arizona prisoner’s bid to delay his execution in the 1984 killing of an 8-year-old girl, according to the ruling posted Sunday. U.S. District Judge Michael Liburdi’s decision keeps on track Wednesday’s scheduled execution of Frank Atwood, who argued the state’s death penalty procedures would violate his constitutional right against…
Judge Won’t Halt Arizona Execution—at Least for Now
PHOENIX—A federal judge on Saturday refused to halt an Arizona execution planned for Wednesday after the state provided attorneys for convicted killer Clarence Dixon with documents outlining testing done on the drug it will use, but an additional flurry of last-minute court action could still lead to a delay. That court action is almost certain…
Missouri Man Whose Death Sentence Was Overturned 3 Times Is Executed
A Missouri man who killed a couple during a robbery at their rural home more than a quarter of a century ago was put to death Tuesday. Carman Deck, 56, died by injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre. He was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m. His fate was sealed a day earlier when…
Missouri Man Set to Be Executed After Death Sentence Overturned 3 Times
A man whose death sentence for killing a Missouri couple while robbing their home was overturned three times was scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. Carman Deck, 56, would be the fifth U.S. inmate to be executed this year if his lethal injection goes ahead. His hopes for a reprieve were all but dashed on…
Tennessee Pauses Executions, Will Review Lethal Injections
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Gov. Bill Lee paused executions in Tennessee for the rest of the year on Monday to enable a review of its lethal injection procedures after a testing oversight forced the state to call off the execution of Oscar Smith an hour before he was to die. A federal public defender praised the Republican governor…
Federal Judge Blocks Expiration of Title 42; Body of Missing National Guard Member Found | NTD Evening News
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on April 25 that the body of a missing National Guard member was found along the Rio Grande. Bishop Evans had reportedly jumped into the river in an attempt to save two illegal immigrants who appeared to be drowning. Death row inmate Melissa Lucio, convicted of killing her 2-year-old daughter,…
The Colonel’s Playbook
April 16, 2022
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In 1969, in order to bolster its shrinking student body, Fort Worth Country Day School recruited retired Marine Corps Lt. Colonel, R.C. “Rocky” Rosacker to ignite participation in athletics. No one was prepared for the Colonel’s expectations of maximum effort and execution. Not only did the Colonel create a dynasty of championships but his teachings…
Inmate Reverses Request for Execution, Says He Wants Appeal
JACKSON, Miss.—A Mississippi death row inmate has told a judge under oath that he wants to continue appealing his case, months after saying he wanted to give up his appeals and request an execution date. George County Circuit Court Judge Kathy King Jackson issued an order Monday noting the current wishes of the inmate, Blayde…
Boston Marathon Bomber Again Tries to Avoid Execution
BOSTON—Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is again trying to avoid execution, asking the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to consider four constitutional claims not taken up when his death sentence appeal went to the Supreme Court last month. Tsarnaev’s attorneys in a filing Thursday said the trial court “improperly forced” their client to stand…
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