Eddie Mae Ellison, from left, Jackie Bradford, Mary Bradford and Lois Harris hold signs on Jan. 28, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala.

Burton, 75, is facing execution for his role as an accomplice in a 1991 robbery at an auto parts store where customer Doug ...

House Bill 41 would challenge a 17-year-old Supreme Court decision restricting the death penalty to cases involving murder or ...

The move comes following completion of a review begun under President Barack Obama, with the Justice Department saying five inmates will be executed starting in December.

Charles “Sonny” Burton didn’t kill anyone. The state of Alabama could execute him anyway. Burton, 75, is facing execution for his role as an accomplice in a 1991 robbery at an auto parts store where ...

Some lawmakers have opposed the bill, noting both potential legal issues and personal opposition to the death penalty. In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty for a crime that does not ...

Charles "Sonny" Burton faces execution in Alabama for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot, even though ...

A former juror and the daughter of the victim are urging Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to halt the impending execution of Charles "Sonny" Burton, who was convicted of felony murder but did not fire the ...

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 ...

A DOUBLE-MURDERER told the families of his victims that his execution would “traumatize more people” and begged for forgiveness moments before he died. Killer Charles Victor Thompson, ...