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Florida Executes Mark Allen Geralds for 1989 Home Invasion Murder, Setting New State Execution Record
Dec 10, 2025 10:14 am CST
Florida has executed Mark Allen Geralds, 58, for the 1989 murder of Tressa Pettibone during a home invasion, marking the state's 18th execution this year and setting a new annual record. Geralds, who was convicted in 1990, died by lethal injection at Florida State Prison after declining further appeals. Evidence included blood-stained jewelry he pawned on the day of the murder and matching plastic ties used to bind the victim.
Supreme Court Questions Government Opposition to Lethal Injection Option for Death Row Inmates
Oct 15, 2025 08:27 pm CST
The Supreme Court has criticized the Indian government's resistance to allowing death row convicts the option of lethal injection as an execution method, calling hanging "cruel" and "barbaric." A public interest litigation argues that alternatives would provide more humane and dignified deaths, with judges noting the government's reluctance to evolve with changing times. The case has been adjourned until November 11.
US Executions in 2025 Could Reach Highest Number Since 2012, Driven by Florida and Other Republican-Led States
Oct 10, 2025 09:25 pm CST
US executions in 2025 have reached 35 with seven more scheduled, potentially becoming the highest annual total since 2012. Four Republican-led states—Florida, Texas, Alabama, and South Carolina—account for 76% of these executions, with Florida showing the most dramatic increase under Governor DeSantis. This trend coincides with President Trump's calls for expanded use of capital punishment, though remains well below the 1999 peak of 98 executions.
Texas Man Awaits Execution for Brutal Murder of 13-Month-Old in Alleged Exorcism Case
Sep 25, 2025 05:07 pm CST
Blaine Milam faces execution in Texas for the 2008 murder of 13-month-old Amora Carson during what was claimed to be an "exorcism." Despite legal appeals challenging bite mark evidence and claiming intellectual disability, courts have upheld his death sentence. The brutal case involved hammer blows, bite marks, and other injuries so severe that forensic experts couldn't determine a single cause of death.
"Kill Them": Fox & Friends Host On "Mentally Ill Homeless People", Apologises
Sep 15, 2025 10:26 am CST
Brian Kilmeade, host for the conservative Fox & Friends talk show, apologised on Sunday for stating that homeless mentally ill people should be given lethal injections, saying his remark had been "extremely callous."