Texas’ parole board on Monday denied clemency for death row inmate Ramiro Gonzales, who is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for a 2001 murder, despite the fact a key expert witness no longer stands by his testimony at trial. Gonzales, 41, had asked the Board of Pardons and Paroles to recommend clemency, which would allow […]
Gov. Phil Murphy speaks about launching a new expedited clemency initiative and establishing a clemency advisory board at Saint James A.M.E. Church in Newark on June 19, 2024. (Jake Hirsch/Governor’s Office) Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Wednesday intended to speed clemency applications to his desk in hopes of extending pardons to thousands of […]
Richard Rojem, on death row after being convicted in the 1984 kidnapping, rape and murder of his former stepdaughter, will be heard by the Pardon and Parole Board on Monday. A convicted killer on Monday is expected to ask the Pardon and Parole Board for clemency ahead of his scheduled execution later this month. Richard […]
Jun. 15—Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking a state board to deny clemency for a man set for execution later this month. A Washita County jury sentenced Richard Rojem to death for the July 1984 death of 7-year-old Layla Cummings along with two 1,000-year sentences for rape and kidnapping. Rojem, 66, is scheduled to […]
Missouri was planning to carry out its second execution of the year on Tuesday after Gov. Mike Parson denied a request for clemency filed by inmate David Hosier. Hosier, 69, has maintained his innocence in the double murder for which he was sentenced to death. He submitted a clemency petition in the wake of multiple […]
Missouri is set to carry out its second execution of the year Tuesday evening after Gov. Mike Parson rejected a death row inmate’s clemency petition, which the condemned man had also expressed frustration over. “I don’t feel like they’ve been representing me at all,” David Hosier, 69, said of his legal team in a recent […]
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has denied clemency to a 69-year-old veteran facing execution on Tuesday. David Hosier was sentenced to death in 2013 for the murder of Angela Gilpin, 45. She and her husband, Rodney Gilpin, 61, were found dead Sept. 28, 2009, in the hallway of her Jefferson City apartment building. Angela Gilpin and […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — As Missouri Gov. Mike Parson weighs a clemency request for condemned inmate David Hosier, at least one person is unhappy with the petition: Hosier himself. The 69-year-old is set to be executed Tuesday for the 2009 deaths of a Jefferson City couple, Angela and Rodney Gilpin. Randy Dampf, a Jefferson City […]
WARNING: Some descriptions of a murder scene may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion is advised. (COLORADO SPRINGS) — Two months ago, the gruesome murder of a Colorado Springs veteran, Len Dragnett, resurfaced after his killer filed for clemency decades later. Now, the former Colorado State Trooper who was first on the scene that tragic […]
This is a breaking news story. Check back to idahostatesman.com for updates. To sign up for breaking news alerts, click here. Thomas Creech will remain Idaho’s longest-serving death row prisoner after the state parole board recommended Monday against his plea to avoid execution with a reduced sentence to life in prison. Creech was convicted of […]
By Luc Cohen and Alexandra Ulmer NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has decided to grant clemency to Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as part of a deal in which Maduro’s government released Venezuelans linked to the political opposition and 10 detained Americans. Here are some details of the […]
By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s release of 30 U.S. and domestic prisoners in exchange for freedom for a key ally of President Nicolas Maduro represents an opportunity for Maduro to bolster his political strength ahead of elections next year, analysts said. Businessman Alex Saab was granted clemency by U.S. President Joe Biden and […]