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List of juveniles executed in the United States since 1976; List of most recent executions by jurisdiction; List of people executed in the United States in 2025; List of people executed in Texas, 2020–present; List of women executed in the United States since 1976; List of death row inmates in the United States who have exhausted their appeals
Another execution of note in Kentucky was that of Rainey Bethea. Bethea was executed by hanging on 14 August 1936 for the rape of 70-year-old Lischia Edwards. He had also confessed to her murder by strangling but the Commonwealth indicted him only on the rape charge since that was the only capital crime for which the penalty was public hanging ...
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Despite remaining a legal penalty, there have been no executions in Kentucky since 2008, and only three since 1976. The most recent execution was of Marco Allen Chapman, who was executed for two murders. Capital punishment in Kentucky has been indefinitely suspended by court ...
Kentucky has not executed a person in more than 15 years. Attorney General Russell Coleman wants to change that, potentially opening the door for Kentucky’s 20-plus people on death row to be ...
Editor's note: This story includes language that may not be suitable for all audiences. Most of Kentucky's most violent convicted offenders have spent decades on death row.. The last time Kentucky ...
Kentucky prison officials have carried out three executions since 1976, and none since 2008. ... inmates on the state's death row. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, a Republican who took ...
Death row inmates who have exhausted their appeals by county (as of January 15, 2025) An inmate is considered to have exhausted their appeals if their sentence has fully withstood the appellate process; this involves either the individual's conviction and death sentence withstanding each stage of the appellate process or them waiving a part of the appellate process if a court has found them ...
Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 death row inmates, derailing Trump's plan to ramp up executions. As Biden commutes death row sentences, how Trump plans to expand executions Skip to main ...