A Texas death row inmate who gained notoriety after a brazen escape from jail has been executed for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in 1998. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, ...

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Man Put to Death for Killing a Grocery Store Owner in Florida's Second Execution This Year STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner was put to death Tuesday in ...

In the minutes leading up to his state-sanctioned killing, the convicted murderer did not display the cockiness he normally exhibited and instead appeared solemn as he entered the execution chamber.