The Supreme Court overturns the murder conviction of Terry Pitchford, citing racial discrimination in jury selection during his 2004 Mississippi trial. The 5-4 ruling highlights ongoing concerns about racial bias in the criminal justice system.
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Tennessee halted the execution of Tony Carruthers after officials failed to find a vein for lethal injection drugs. Carruthers, convicted of a 1994 triple murder, has maintained his innocence and his attorneys raised concerns about the execution process and evidence.
Tanner Horner was sentenced to death for the 2022 kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand in Texas. Horner pleaded guilty before trial, and the jury found he posed a continuing threat to society, rejecting mitigating factors presented by the defense.
South African rapper Costa Titch has tragically died after collapsing onstage during a performance at the Ultra South Africa music festival in Johannesburg. Video footage of his set circulated on social media, showing him appearing to fall onstage and collapse off the stage. The cause of death has not yet been released, and his family has asked for privacy and requested donations to the South African Music Rights Organization in his memory.
Albuquerque Police Department has arrested Solomon Pena, a failed Republican candidate for the House District 14 seat, in connection with the shootings at the homes of local Democratic politicians. Pena is accused of conspiring with and paying four other men to shoot at the homes of two county commissioners and two state legislators. Police have arrested another suspect in the case and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
On Tuesday night, Missouri carried out the first known execution of an openly transgender person in the United States. Amber McLaughlin, who was convicted of…