The execution of serial killer David Leonard Wood will end a nearly 40-year saga for nine El Paso families, but the victims' ...

Deputies say the 46-year-old convicted sex offender had a box of condoms and a package of Skittles candy at the time of his arrest.

A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.

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The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.

Thirty-seven years to the day, the state of Texas is set to execute Wood for the killing of six of those victims, who bodies ...

The execution of David Leonard Woods, which was scheduled for Thursday, has been blocked by the Texas appeals court on Tuesday.

The most recent U.S. execution took place Friday, when Brad Sigmon, 67, died by firing squad in South Carolina. Sigmon, who ...

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Hollywood’s biggest night has arrived! See photos right from the red carpet at this year’s Academy Awards. The 2025 Oscars kicked off with its traditional red carpet on Sunday, March 2 ...

The notorious Desert Killer, David Leonard Wood, is scheduled for execution next week, more than three decades after a series ...