A man convicted of double homicide was put to death Tuesday by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, telling supporters, "I love y’all," as victims’ relatives looked on—later saying the ...

This story contains details of a violent crime that some readers may find disturbing. A Florida man who stabbed a stay-at-home mom to death and later orchestrated a daring jailbreak is set to become ...

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond commended the board for denying Simpson clemency, calling him a ‘ruthless and violent killer who hunted his victims without remorse’ (AFP via Getty Images) ...

McALESTER, Okla. — A man who admitted to killing two men in a drive-by shooting in 2006 was put to death Thursday in Oklahoma’s first execution of the year. Kendrick Simpson, 45, was pronounced dead ...

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In the minutes leading up to his state-sanctioned killing, the convicted murderer did not display the cockiness he normally exhibited and instead appeared solemn as he entered the execution chamber.