The death penalty, or capital punishment, is the state-enacted execution of a person as punishment for a capital crime.

Attorney General Pam Bondi previously singled out the case as an example where federal prosectors could seek capital charges.

Defense attorneys for Teresa Youngblut file a motion against the DOJ's accelerated capital punishment process after Border ...

Teresa Youngblut is part of a cultlike group known as Zizians that has been connected to six killings in three states.

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, who fervently sought Richard Farley’s sentence reduction, just walked away.

Bryan Kohberger appeared expressionless as a judge asked if he murdered four Idaho college students in their off-campus home, ...

If these people escaped the death penalty, you have to wonder: Who will suffer it? Here’s a reasonable guess: An ...

Bryan Kohberger has pleaded guilty to murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. He entered the plea ...

A New Mexico man accused of kidnapping and murdering several Native American men now faces the death penalty. It comes after ...

The high-profile assassination of a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband​ could bring about a form of punishment long ...