Charles "Sonny" Burton was convicted as an accomplice in the shooting death of Doug Battle, a customer who was killed during ...

Charles “Sonny” Burton, 75, is set to be executed sometime between 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2026, and 6:00 a.m. on ...

Alabama plans to execute Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton with nitrogen gas in March for a murder committed during a robbery of an AutoZone in 1991, the state's governor has announced.

Louisiana’s highest court has unanimously shut down Attorney General Liz Murrill’s effort to slam the door on death row ...

A priest and spiritual advisor is opposing the execution of Sonny Burton as the Execution Intervention Project (EIP) unveils ...

Indiana lawmakers attempted to pass legislation that would allow the state execute people via gas chambers and firing squads.

A judge found prosecutors committed a “grave error” when they falsely claimed that one of the condemned inmate’s trial ...

Before the lethal dose of pentobarbital was given, Thompson asked for forgiveness, while also stating: “There are no winners in this situation, it creates more victims and traumatizes more people 28 ...

Indiana House debate over a bill to legalize execution by firing squad turned into a debate over capital punishment writ ...

After an attempt to add firing squads to Indiana law stalled in the Senate, a House panel on Wednesday passed a bill expanding the state’s execution methods. Firing squad and nitrogen hypoxia would be ...

After an attempt to add firing squads to Indiana law stalled in the Senate, a House panel on Wednesday passed a bill expanding the state’s execution methods. Firing squad and nitrogen hypoxia would be ...