A look at Dustin Honken's crimes, hours before his execution
This week all eyes are on Terre Haute, Indiana as federal executions resume for the first time in 17 years. Both Daniel Lewis Lee..
EXECUTED APRISONER ON DEATHROW AFTER AMIDDLE-OF-THE-NIGHTRULING BY THE U.S.SUPREME COURT.OUR JOE ST.GEORGE IS INWASHINGTON WITH ACLOSER LOOK ATWHO IS SET TO BEEXECUTED ANDWHEN.THE JUSTICES AT THEU.S. SUPREME COURTHERE IN WASHINGTONGAVE THE ORDER AT2AM THIS MORNINGALLOWING THEFEDERALGOVERNMENT, THEJUSTICEDEPARTMENT, THEABILITY GO AHEADAND EXECUTE ITSFIRST PRISONERS IN17 YEARS.
AND THEYWASTED LITTLE TIME.DANIEL LEWIS LEE,WHO MURDERED AFAMILY OF THREE IN ,WAS THE FIRST TO BEEXECUTED THISMORNING.HE WAS SET TO BEEXECUTEDYESTERDAY BUTLEGAL CHALLENGESPREVENTED THAT.WESLEY IRA PURKEYIS NOW SET FOREXECUTION ONWEDNESDAY.
HE WASCONVICTED OFRAPING AND KILLING AKANSAS GIRL IN .FINALLY DUSTIN LEEHONKEN IS SET FOREXECUTION ONFRIDAY.
HE WASCONVICTED IN OFKILLING FIVE PEOPLEIN IOWA.NOW CHALLENGES BYTHOSE OPPOSED TOTHE DEATH PENALTYCENTERED AROUNDTHE FACT THEJUSTICE DEPARTMENTIS USING A SINGLEDRUG IN ORDER TOCARRY OUT THEEXECUTIONS SOMEPEOPLE BELIEVE ITCOULD RESULT INEXECUTIONS BEINGBOTCHED.THE 5-4 DECISIONWAS DELIVERED BYCHIEF JUSTICE JOHNROBERTS WHO SAID"LAST-MINUTE STAYS""SHOULD BE THEEXTREME EXCEPTION,NOT THE NORM." THISALSO MAKES IT ANISSUE IN THEPRESIDENTIALELECTION.
REMEMBERPRESIDENT TRUMPBELIEVES JUSTICENEEDS TO BE DONEMEANWHILE IF JOEBIDEN WERE WIN INNOVEMBER FEDERALEXECUTIONS WOULDLIKELY STOP.AT THE SUPREMECOURT INWASHINGTON I'M JOEST GEORGETHE DEATH PENALTYIN WISCONSIN WASREPEALED IN 18-53.OUR STATE HAS HADNOT CARRIED OUT ADEATH PENALTY FOROVER 165 YEARS..LONGER THAN ANYOTHER STATE IN THECOUNTRYTHERE'S PLENTYMORE AHEA
This week all eyes are on Terre Haute, Indiana as federal executions resume for the first time in 17 years. Both Daniel Lewis Lee..
"...it looks like we have a government taking reckless, unwarranted risks," Executions are set to resume in Terre Haute, but what..