Edward Zakrzewski, a former Eglin Air Force airman, was sentenced to death for killing his wife and two children in 1994.

Black has a pacemaker-defibrillator, and his lawyers have argued for it to be deactivated prior to the execution.

Tennessee death row inmate with pacemaker can be executed despite likelihood heart device will prolong suffering: court - Defenders say Tennessee inmate is intellectually disabled and wouldn’t be on d ...

Florida could reach a state record for executions within a year by the end of the week. Mom Worried If New Rescue Dog Had ...

Attorneys for death row inmate Byron Black are asking the Supreme Court to step in as questions loom about his intellectual ...

A Tennessee hospital says it never agreed to a request by state officials who face a court order to turn off a death row ...

He was a U.S. citizen, member of the Druze community and had a master's degree in accounting from Oklahoma Christian University, officials say.

WASHINGTON -- Three Iranian men were executed this week on alleged charges of collaborating with Israel, according to the Islamic Republic judiciary, bringing the total number of people put to ...

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