Murder
A wealthy Australian cattle buyer, 65-year-old William James Robinson, has been sentenced to life in prison for hiring a killer to murder his lover's husband, 37-year-old Robert Purvis. The assault was carried out by Maxie Leonard Holt, 56, who shot Purvis at point-blank range, and Allan John Merriman,
Murder
Nicholas Ingram, a 31-year-old British-born man, faces execution in Georgia on Thursday for the murder of J.C. and Mary Sawyer during a burglary in 1983. Prime Minister John Major has refused to intervene, citing humanitarian and legal grounds. British diplomats have stated that Ingram received a fair trial and
Murder
The state of Texas executed 47-year-old George Lott, a former lawyer, in the early hours of today, 18 months after his conviction for killing two prosecutors in a courthouse shooting rampage. Lott, who represented himself and refused assistance, made no final statement before being pronounced dead at 12:19 A.
Murder
A 35-year-old Texas death row inmate, Robert Drew, has requested a stay of execution from the Supreme Court, alleging new evidence that may prove his innocence in a 1983 murder conviction. Drew's execution, scheduled for early Tuesday, could be blocked if the court grants his emergency application. The
Murder
As the state of Arkansas executed two inmates by lethal injection in a single day for the first time since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, lawyers pushed to block the executions until the last minute. Despite their efforts, 50-year-old Jonas Whitmore, convicted of killing a woman who let
