text:
March 30, 2012
Bin Laden's Lifestyle: New Details Surface
Accusations, Anger in Pakistan After Abbottabad Raid
May 9, 2011
There are growing tensions between the U.S. and Pakistan after the killing of Osama bin Laden. Ray Suarez reports on the latest reactions to the raid.
Killing Bin Laden: A 'Routine Mission' for War-Tested SEALs
May 6, 2011
President Obama praised troops Friday at Fort Campbell, Ky., after a big victory in the long war against al-Qaida. Ray Suarez discusses the special military units that brought down Osama bin Laden with retired Navy Cmdr. Ryan Zinke, a former SEAL Team Six member, and retired Army Col. Kalev Sepp, a former Special Forces officer.
After Bin Laden Raid in Abbottabad, the Questions Keep Coming
May 6, 2011
In the age of instant news, when headlines last at most a few hours before being replaced by the next "big story," the death of Osama Bin Laden has unusual staying power. But the incident continues to generate more and more questions, but not many answers.
Statement Linked to al-Qaida Confirms Bin Laden Death
May 6, 2011
A statement posted on militant websites and attributed to al-Qaida appears to confirm the killing of Osama bin Laden and warned of retaliation, saying Americans' "happiness will turn to sadness.
Why Didn't Bin Laden Have More Protection at His Compound?
May 5, 2011
As questions swirl around whether Pakistan knew anything about Osama bin Laden's location or had anything to do with hiding him, its relations with the United States have become even shakier. Independent Television News' Bill Neely reports from Abbottabad, the town of bin Laden's hideout.
Quick Take: What's Next for Al-Qaida?
May 5, 2011
The death of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden immediately raised questions about whether the terrorist network would suffer without its recognizable leader. And what about this year's revolutions in the Arab world, which have shown those seeking change a different avenue than violence?
Obama in NYC: 'When We Say "We Will Never Forget," We Mean What We Say'
May 5, 2011
Marking the death of Osama bin Laden at the site of the terrorist's biggest attack, President Obama said Thursday that the death "sent a message around the world but also sent a message here back home that "when we say 'We will never forget,' we mean what we say."
Clinton Describes Iconic Situation Room Photo, 38 'Intense' Minutes
May 5, 2011
Speaking in Rome on Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her perspective on what was happening in the White House Situation Room when the now-iconic photo was taken during the risky Sunday raid on Osama bin Laden's compound.
Mysterious Navy SEALs: 10 Must Reads
May 4, 2011
The names of the elite Navy SEALs who took down Osama bin Laden Sunday remain a secret, but the historic mission is drawing plenty of attention to the military's special operations units. We asked NewsHour editors and reporters for recommendations on some good resources about the SEALs, their intense training and this operation.
Obama's Bin Laden Photo Decision: Move on or More Proof?
May 4, 2011
Citing national security risks, President Obama said Wednesday that photos of Osama bin Laden's body will not be released. Ray Suarez discusses the president's decision and its effects with former White House counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke and former Deputy National Security Adviser Juan Zarate.
Gwen Ifill: Getting the Bin Laden Story
May 4, 2011
My flight from Seattle had just touched down at Reagan Washington National airport late Sunday night when I clicked on my BlackBerry. It immediately began buzzing with an alarming stream of emails and tweets. An hour later, the president would announce that Osama bin Laden, the terror scourge, had been killed by U.S. forces.
How News of Bin Laden's Death Has Reverberated Around the U.S.
May 4, 2011
As the world digests the news that Osama bin Laden is dead, we collected reporting from public media outlets for a glimpse at the conversations taking place around the nation about bin Laden and the post-9/11 era.
Obama Decides Against Release of Bin Laden Body Photos
May 4, 2011
President Obama told CBS News that he has decided against releasing photos of Osama bin Laden's body: In an interview with Steve Kroft for this Sunday's 60 Minutes, President Obama says he won't release post-mortem images of Osama Bin Laden taken to prove his death.
Abbottabad: How Did Bin Laden Hide in This 'Sleepy' Town?
May 4, 2011
Bullet holes riddle the walls of the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was hiding -- one of the few remaining signs of the siege that killed the most wanted man in the world.
Gauging Americans' Range of Reactions to Bin Laden's Death
May 3, 2011
American reactions to the news of Osama bin Laden's death ranged from exuberance to quiet relief. Judy Woodruff discusses U.S. reactions with the Rev. Janet Vincent, who ministered to 9/11 rescuers and families; former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky and Lauren French, editor-in-chief of George Washington University's student paper.
Chambliss: Pakistan Must 'Get Serious,' Deliver Mullah Omar, Zawahiri
May 3, 2011
The Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to congratulate U.S. troops and the intelligence community for the assault that killed Osama bin Laden, but the incident also put the future of U.S.-Pakistani relations in question. Gwen Ifill discusses the countries' strained ties with Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Mark Udall, D-Colo.
In Pakistan, a Mix of Anger, Embarrassment Over Bin Laden Raid
May 3, 2011
The shooting of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces on Pakistani soil has further strained the already tense relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan. Margaret Warner reports on Pakistan's response and talks to special correspondent Saima Mohsin about reactions to the raid in Abbottabad, where bin Laden had been hiding.
CIA Chief Panetta: Obama Made 'Gutsy' Decision on Bin Laden Raid
May 3, 2011
In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Tuesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta described the tension of waiting for the final outcome of the U.S. Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, plus the preparations for the assault and what uncertainties President Obama faced in deciding to OK the attack.
White House Weighs Release of 'Gruesome' Bin Laden Photo
May 3, 2011
The Obama administration on Tuesday filled in new details about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said no decision has been made on whether posthumous photos of bin Laden will be released. Jeffrey Brown reports.
Frontline Goes Inside al-Qaida
May 3, 2011
On Tuesday night, PBS' FRONTLINE will air the first of two stories that delve into al-Qaida in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
In a Military Town, a Muted Celebration About Bin Laden
May 3, 2011
The celebrations that broke out after news that U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden, were not limited to the New York and Washington. People across the country took to the streets and bars to cheer, chant and be together. But more than some other places, Hopkinsville, Ky., could argue it had a right to rejoice.
Bin Laden's Not-So-Customary Burial
May 3, 2011
Osama bin Laden's body now lies somewhere in the North Arabian Sea, a watery grave that some experts argue does not adhere to Islamic custom, as the White House has asserted.
'Bin Laden Bounce': Obama's Approval Rating Jumps, Except for Economy
May 3, 2011
There are, of course, huge military, intelligence and national security implications caused by the death of Osama bin Laden, but political reverberations are also at play.
Panetta: Obama Couldn't See Bin Laden's Death, but Received 'Geronimo' Signal
May 3, 2011
In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Tuesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta describes the final tense seconds of the commando raid on the compound housing Osama bin Laden in Pakistan -- and the culmination of a nearly 10-year manhunt.
A Reading List for the Post-9/11 Era
May 3, 2011
A roundup of NewsHour conversations with writers over the last decade about books that address, directly and indirectly, how 9/11, Osama bin Laden and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have influenced how we live today.
- 1
- 2


text:
A Women Owned, Small
Follow Us On:
Many of our clients were surprised when we offered them this
option. Most people think, that computer problems are inevitable and
whenever something happens they have to call for technical support.
Can you remember how many times you had to call your computer
person to fix the same problem like a virus, windows crash or pop-ups?
Those type of problems are most common in the modern IT world.
And probably one of the major income sources for most IT support
However we don't get professional satisfaction from the jobs which
we have to repeat over and over again. Also the better service we
provide to our clients, the more business we get as a result.
Because in most cases they would recommend us to their
friends/business partners.
The solution we have come up with is not original, but rarely
offered in majority of cases. (for obvious reasons)
The idea behind the solution is that it is possible to create an exact copy of your
system hard drive with all the programs, system files and settings
on it. Your hard drive will be partitioned into two logical drives,
one for operating system and one for data and other files. When your
computer is optimally tuned, we can create a full backup copy of your
system drive using special software. Then if something goes
wrong, all you have to do is to insert this "recovery cd" into your
CDROM drive and restart your PC. The recovery process will start
automatically and will do the job, which usually had to be done by
your computer technician. It will clean up system drive (leaving
untouched your second logical disk), and it will then put all the
programs, operating system files and settings back, exactly as they
were, when we created this system recovery cd. Furthermore, the
whole process is fully automated (you don't even have to touch your
keyboard) and takes only a few minutes. You might ask, what about
all my programs, which I installed after recovery cd was created?
Well, you'll have to reinstall them. It is a drawback of this
system, however think about it for a minute. If you installed them
yourself in the first place, it means you should be able to do it
again, so no need to call for technical support. Also, imagine you
invited some computer technician, would they do it for you? Well, it
depends on how much you want to spend for their time...
The fact is that in most cases, a recovery cd is an ideal solution
for home users and small businesses as it saves their time and
money. While bigger companies still have to arrange for professional
support, they are able to save significant amount of down time and money
as it would take much less time to get their system back up and
running in such cases.
INTEK.net - Managed Maintenance Services:
Search: www.intek.net

subset: commoncrawl


text:
CafeMom Veteran
Click on a link to search for moms with the same information
Click on a link to search for other moms with the same favorites
by 2008mama posted at 4:19 AM on Aug. 16
, 2009
by 2008mama posted at 10:20 PM on Aug. 14
, 2009
by 2008mama posted at 2:10 PM on Aug. 10
, 2009
by 2008mama posted at 11:12 AM on Aug. 10
, 2009
by 2008mama posted at 11:48 PM on Jul. 16
, 2009
(¨` `·.¸.·?`·.¸.· ???`·.¸.· ?`·.¸.·´¨)
Come Join The Psych Ward
It is a Uncensored group! We are Offensive!
(¨` `·.¸.·?`·.¸.· ???`·.¸.· ?`·.¸.·´¨)
Be yourself! There are vents, show downs, contests,
off cm chat and Conference Calls!
This is a DRAMA filled group!
You never know what's going to happen!
(¨` `·.¸.·?`·.¸.· ???`·.¸.· ?`·.¸.·´¨)
just stoping by to let you know im here if you need to talk
Make sure to drop by
Insatiable Siggies
We have custom
siggies, great
freebie offers
and snags and
a new Learning
Lounge where
you can learn to
make your own
Siggies!! Drop in
today to get in
on all the goodies!!
☆Disturbed Innocence☆
~~♥You're Invited!♥~~
»An uncensored group«
~~»where you can«~~
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄ƷGet one of a kind siggysƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
☆Show off your little ones☆
~~~And make friends!~~~
Hey hun! I was thinking about you and wanted to drop by and say HI. I am sending you BIG hugs.........
Featured Posts in All Groups


text:
searching roots
Hi Im trying to find out more about my great-great grandfather. His name was Paz Quintero, married to Juanita Quintero (was Garcia). He died very young. They only had one son Jesus Quintero(also passed away). I've often heard my parents talk about the areas of Michoacan, Jalisco, Guadalajara, San Jose de Vargas.
He first came to the U.S during the Bracero program. He would probablly have been born in the early 1900's. His son Jesus Quintero married Juana Vazquez and together had Paco, Chela, Jesus (my dad), Eva, Rosa, Javier, Luis, Jaime , Irma, Silvia, Robert, and Jorge.
If anyone might know about him, I'd appreciate it!!
Thank you!!!
More Replies:
Re: searching roots
Pete Moore 6/07/04
Re: searching roots
Mauro Quintero 9/09/02


text:
Growing up poor in the ghetto, Katrina Laverne Taylor�s goal was to make a better life for herself. A native of Liberty City - arguably Miami�s roughest neighborhood - Trina never expected to end up famous. Working first as a stripper (where she befriended yet-unknown Miami rapper Trick Daddy ), and then successfully as a self-employed real estate agent in the upscale neighborhood of Pembroke Pines, Trina�s debut in the music industry occurred when Trick convinced Trina to rap a verse on his first album, www.Thug.com, in 1997. Her verse on the surprise hit single Nann Nigga caught the interest of Miami Rap label Slip-N-Slide records (Trick Daddy, Rick Ross , Plies), who signed her in 1999.
She released her first album Da Baddest Bitch in 2000. Her most successful album to date, it sold over 900,000 copies and established Trina as Miami�s reigning female rapper. Like contemporaries Foxy Brown and Lil� Kim, Trina�s sultry demeanor and unabashedly explicit lyrics - not to mention her curvaceous figure - practically sold the records for her. Songs like Da Baddest Bitch and 69 Ways are hallmark examples of her sexy, raunchy style of rap.
Trina�s next two albums, Diamond Princess and Glamorest Life, were not as commercially successful as Da Baddest Bitch, though Trina continued to gain rep in the southern rap scene and nationwide as she made the cover of magazines like The Source and XXL. Here We Go Again and Don�t Trip from Glamorest Life deviate somewhat from her explicit style in favor of a more mature and independent vibe, though she proves in Diamond Princess�s No Panties that she can still get down and dirty. Her latest album Still Da Baddest hits store shelves in April 2008, riding on the success of her Billboard-charting hit Single Again. Promising to take her game up a notch, Still Da Baddest is slated to feature an all-star cast, featuring the likes of Kanye West, DJ Khaled, The Runners, Lil� Wayne, Rick Ross, Plies, and Missy Elliott.
Katrina Laverne Taylor (born December 3, 1978), better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Miami, Florida. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com to the single "Nann Nigga." She scored her first Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 as a feature artist on Chingy single "Right Thurr." Two years later, Trina scored her own on Top 20 single on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Here We Go" featuring Kelly Rowland,which became her first worldwide hit.
Read more about Trina on Last.fm.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
Katrina Laverne Taylor (born December 3, 1978), better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and model from Miami, Florida. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com, in the single "Nann Nigga". Since then she has released five moderately successful studio albums; XXL Magazine calls her "the most consistent female rapper of all time". Source Magazine celebrated Trina's career for the 2012 Women's History month.
None found!


text:
How About An App That Warns You When Your Ex Is Near?
We have enough fart, funny picture manipulator, and Starcraft build simulator apps. How about something utile for a change? Lost at E Minor has several propositions, including the "ex" radar that tracks your significant ex so you can avoid running into them in person. Of course, this could be use by stalkers to make sure they run into their ex, but let's not kill the joke with overthinking.
8 iPhone Apps I Wish Existed [College Humor]


text:
Ships directly from the manufacturer.
This product ships directly from the manufacturer & may require additional processing time.
Returns Guarantee
Get Rewarded Join Now
Durable, warm, and handsome, the Winter Deadpoint Jacket™ was designed for cold-weather versatility with its 100% organic cotton liner, and fabrics built to withstand wear and tear.
This product will be shipped directly from Outdoor Research and will leave their warehouse in 2-3 business days. Eligible for UPS ground shipping only.


text:
A new poll by Saint Leo University's Polling Institute shows former Gov. Charlie Crist with a narrow lead over Gov. Rick Scott, 43-39 percent.
That result is a significant improvement for Scott since the same poll in December, which showed Crist leading by 12 points, 46-34 percent.
It also shows Scott with almost even job approval and personal favorability ratings. Respondents gave Scott a 45 percent approval on his job as governor to 47 percent disapproval, and 48 percent personal favorability to 47 percent unfavorability.
Other findings from the poll by the newly formed polling institute at the Pasco County liberal arts university:
-- President Barack Obama got a strong job disapproval rating 39 percent favorable to 50 percent unfavorable, which Saint Leo political scientist Frank Orlando said may have influenced the results in the governor's race. Congress got an even worse rating, 14 percent approval to 84 percent disapproval.
-- Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson got a positive 50-33 percent job approval rating, and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's a positive 50-40 percent rating.
-- Respondents strongly favored liberalization of marijuana laws -- 30 percent said it should be legal for any purpose; 45 percent said it should be legal only for approved medical purposes; and 19 percent said it should be illegal for any purpose.


text:
What does oxheart cherry mean?
Definitions for oxheart cherry
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word oxheart cherry.
Princeton's WordNet
heart cherry, oxheart, oxheart cherry(noun)
any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy heart-shaped fruits
heart cherry, oxheart, oxheart cherry(noun)
large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of oxheart cherry in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of oxheart cherry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Images & Illustrations of oxheart cherry
Find a translation for the oxheart cherry definition in other languages:
Select another language:
Discuss these oxheart cherry definitions with the community:
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"oxheart cherry." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2018. Web. 24 Mar. 2018. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/oxheart cherry>.


text:
Make it "Official"
by Thom Van Vleck
I guess I'm officially "OLD". I went to a funeral the other day and was upset with the clothes people wore. They were in jeans, sweat pants, jeans with holes in them, etc. I was in a suit and tie. I was there to show respect.
I guess I'm old school and I like to show respect. I respect my elders, my betters, ladies….errr…women. Because that is how I was raised. I open doors for older folks (seems to be fewer of those every year…don't understand why!?). I stop when I see someone needs help. I greet folks with a handshake and acknowledge them in some appropriate way when I can. In general, I'm nice…..Ok, MOST of the time I'm nice.
I was going through some old pictures recently and came across one of Phil Jackson judging a meet in the 1960's. He was wearing a suit and tie. I asked him about it and he acted like that was a stupid question! He said all the judges wore respectable clothes back then. He said it made the meet look better, like there was something going on, but most of all it was showing respect to the honorable position of being a judge. I would also point out that Phil had lifted in that meet and changed to judge the later classes.
Now, I've judged meets in jeans and a t-shirt so I'm not casting stones here (but I will in regards to that funeral….that just made me mad!). I would be curious what other members of the USAWA think about this. I'll guess that if you are over 40, you think that a judge should look the part and at least look half way decent and if you are under 30 you could care less as long as the job gets done. Ages 30-40 are probably in the middle!!
Log onto the USAWA Discussion Forum and let me know and I'll follow this article up with the results.


text:
Knightfile »
Recent stories
Matt Schepel Named MIAA Co-Player of the Week in Baseball
Monday, April 27, 2009
For the first time in his collegiate career, Calvin College junior Matt Schepel has been named the MIAA Player of the Week in baseball. A native of Grand Rapids and a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School, Schepel shares this week's award with Alma third baseman Jeremy Stephens.
Julie Bratt Resets Calvin Triple Jump Record at Hillsdale Relays
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Hillsdale Relays Day Three Results
HILLSDALE—School records continued to fall for the Calvin women's track and field team on the final day of competition at the Hillsdale Gina Relays Saturday afternoon. For the third time this spring, senior Julie Bratt (Lynden, WA) reset her own school mark in the triple jump, recording an NCAA III provisional qualifying mark of 39-1 1/4, becoming the first individual in Calvin women's track and field history to hit the 39-foot mark in the triple jump. Bratt's jump was the third school record of the meet for the Knights as senior Lauren Bergstrom (Rochester, MN) set a school mark in the 1500 meters and junior Elizabeth Smit in the 3,000 meter steeplechase the night before.
Men's Tennis Defeated by Kalamazoo 6-3 at Huizenga Tennis & Track Center
Saturday, April 25, 2009
By Chaz Amidon
GRAND RAPIDSMarcus Zeilstra and Steve DeMaagd recorded a come-from-behind win in No. 1 doubles action, but each fell in singles play as Kalamazoo defeated the Knights 6-3 at the Huizenga Tennis and Track Center on Saturday.
Baseball Doubleheader With Adrian Suspended Because of Rain
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Calvin's baseball doubleheader with Adrian was postponed on Saturday with the score tied 3-3 in the third inning of game one.
Softball Doubleheader With Olivet Suspended Because of Rain
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Calvin's season-ending doubleheader with Olivet was suspended in the bottom of the fourth inning of game one Saturday with the visiting Comets leading 3-0. The doubleheader is scheduled to resume on Monday, April 27. The start time for Monday's resumed twinbill is 3:30 p.m.
Bergstrom and Smit Break Distance Records at Hillsdale Gina Relays
Saturday, April 25, 2009
HILLSDALE—Calvin senior Lauren Bergstrom (Rochester, MN) came up with a record-breaking performance in the 1500 meters and junior Elizabeth Smith (Kirkland, WA) did the same in the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase to lead a list of NCAA III automatic and provisional qualifying performances for the Calvin men's and women's track and field teams Friday night at the Hillsdale Gina Relays.
Baseball Splits With Nationally-Ranked Adrian
Friday, April 24, 2009
ADRIAN In the opening day of a four-game series with nationally-ranked Adrian, Calvin gained a doubleheader split, defeating the 21st-ranked Bulldogs 8-2 in game one before falling 11-8 in game two.
Softball Swept by Alma Friday Afternoon
Friday, April 24, 2009
By Chaz Amidon
GRAND RAPIDSCoach Emily Bustrum hoped that two non-conference wins last Saturday would jumpstart the Knights during their last week of league action.
The Knights frittered away an early 2-0 advantage in Game Two against Almatheir only lead of the dayand the third-place Scots swept Calvin 4-0 and 10-2 at Gainey Field on Friday afternoon.
Baseball Defeated by Davenport
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
A late-inning comeback came up just short for the Calvin baseball team Wednesday afternoon as the Knights suffered an 8-6 non-conference loss to visiting Davenport University.
Softball Swept by Albion
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
ALBION—Albion swept a conference doubleheader from Calvin Wednesday afternoon, banging out 12 hits in an 8-0 game one win and 17 hits in a 14-5 game two win.« First < 242 243 244 245 246 > Last »


text:
A Brief Blog Profile: Thrifty Decor Chick
by Thomas Hynes
The Thrifty Decor Chick also goes by Sarah. She's a married mom who loves New York City. She also loves decorating her house on the cheap. You get the sense she derives satisfaction from pulling off a $200 project for $20. (Wouldn't you, too?) She recognizes the virtue of Goodwill and the Salvation Army as a means to a fuller, richer and more expressive living space. She started this blog because she believes that 'anyone and everyone should have a home they love, even though they may not have much to spend on it.'
If I can be totally honest here, I'm pretty enamored with the Thrifty Decor Chick. This may seem off-topic, but I love how she has a music player at the bottom of her page,. More specifically, I love that LL Cool J's "Around the Way Girl" is featured there. I also really love how much she loves candy corn. She not only made humongous candy corn pieces out of yarn, but she also made a wreath out of real candy corn!
But enough about wax candies and rappers from the 90s. For the purposes of this blog post, I should also mention that she's pretty talented at design. This post on her new backyard is a pretty good place to begin showcasing her skills. Truthfully, the entire blog is an example of her abilities. As she says, "You can have a lovely home for little money. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise." After reading her blog a little bit, I think she may be right.
Reader's Comments
I feel the same way. I don't have the same style as Sara but she has inspired me to take on some DIY projects and they've turned out great.
Posted at 03:10 ET on Jan 6, 2012 by Elizabeth
Leave a Comment
PR Newswire reserves the right to delete flames, trolls, and other inappropriate content.


text:
- Home
- Issues
- Resources
- Facts
- Reports
- About
- Press
- Donate
Federal Death Row Prisoners
Updated July 25, 2017
- List of Death Row Prisoners (alphabetical by last name)
- Synopsis of Cases: (chronological by date of sentencing)
- List of Federal Capital Offenses
- List of Federal Executions Since 1927
- RACE: Black = 26 Latino = 7 Native American = 1 Asian = 1 White = 26
- GENDER: Males = 60 Females = 1
- Since the reinstatement of the federal death penalty in 1988, 76 defendants have been sentenced to death of whom 3 have been executed and 12 have been finally removed from death row. Three other defendants have had a jury recommendation for death, but no death sentence by the judge. Two of those 3 have now received lesser sentences. In the third (John Wayne Johnson), the authorization to seek death was withdrawn.
|Year of Sentence
|Crime Facts
|Agofsky, Shannon
|Murder of an inmate at Beaumont Federal Penitentiary in Texas.
|Allen, Billy Jerome
|Fatally shot a bank guard during a robbery in St. Louis. (Co-defendant with Norris Holder)
|Aquart, Azibo
|A triple murder of multiple alleged rivals in the drug business by leaders of a Jamaican drug gang.
|Barnette, Marcivicci Aquilia
|Killed his ex-girlfriend and another man in a car jacking.
|Barrett, Kenneth Eugene
|Murdered a state police officer during a drug crime.
|Basham, Brandon
|Kidnapped and murdered a 44-year-old woman during his co-defendant's escape from prison. (Co-defendant with Chadrick Fulks)
|Battle, Anthony
|Sentenced to death for the murder of a prison guard.
|Bernard, Brandon
|Convicted at the age of 18 for carjacking and murdering a couple visting Texas. (Co-defendant with Christopher Vialva)
|Bolden, Robert
|Killed a bank security guard during an attempted robbery in St. Louis
|Bourgeois, Alfred
|Murdered his daughter at the Corpus Christi (TX) Naval Air Station.
|Brown, Meier Jason
|Convicted of murdering a 48-year-old postal worker.
|Caro, Carlos
|Killed his cellmate; Both were reportedly members of a gang called the Texas Syndicate.
|Coonce, Wesley
|Killed an inmate in a federal prison. (Co-defendant with Charles Hall)
|Corly, Odell (Naish Ra'id)
|Murdered two bank employees during a robbery attempt.
|Davis, Len
|Ordered the murder of a young woman who witnessed his beating of a witness in an unrelated incident.
|Duncan, Joseph
|Pleaded guilty to ten federal charges, including the kidnapping and murders of a young boy and girl in 2005.
|Ebron, Joseph
|Murdered a fellow inmate at a federal prison in Beaumont, TX.
|[Fell, Donald]
|Convicted of carjacking and kidnapping resulting in death. Conviction overturned (juror misconduct) July 25, 2014
|Fields, Edward
|Former prison guard convicted of murdering two white campers while wearing a homemade sniper suit; may be mentally ill.
|Fields, Sherman Lamont
|Shot and killed his girlfriend after he escaped from a detention center where he was being held on a federal weapons charge.
|Fulks, Chadrick
|Kidnapped and killed a woman after escaping from a Kentucky jail. (Co-defendant with Brandon Basham)
|Gabrion, Marvin
|Sentenced to death for a 1997 murder in Michigan's Manistee National Forest. Death sentence overturned by 6th Circuit panel (Aug. 3, 2011); panel overruled by en banc 6th Cir. (Nov. 2011).
|Garcia, Edgar
|Murdered a fellow inmate; also stabbed and wounded two corrections officers. (Co-defendant with Mark Snarr)
|Hager, Thomas
|Convicted of a drug-related murder.
|Hall, Charles
|Killed an inmate in a federal prison. (Co-defendant with Wesley Coonce)
|Hall, Orlando
|Abducted, raped, beat, and murdered a 16-year-old female in Ft. Worth. (Co-defendant with Bruce Webster)
|Higgs, Dustin
|Murdered three women after arguing with one of them in his apartment.
|Holder, Norris
|Shot and killed a bank guard during a robbery in St. Louis. (Co-defendant with Billie Jerome Allen)
|Honken, Dustin
|Sentenced to death for the murder of two girls, ages 10 and 6 who were witnesses to the murder of their mother; Honken received a life sentence for the mother's murder. (Co-defendant with Angela Johnson)
|Jackson, Richard Allen
|Convicted of use of a firearm on federal property (Bend Creek Recreation Area) during a felony resulting in the death of the victim.
|Johnson, Corey
|Sentenced to death for his participation in a series of drug-related murders. (Co-defendant with Richard Tipton & James H. Roane, Jr.)
|Kadamovas, Jurijus
|Convicted of murders in a kidnapping-for-ransom scheme targeting Russian immigrants. (Co-defendant with Iouri Mikhel)
|Lawrence, Daryl
|Murdered a police officer during an attempted bank robbery in Columbus.
|LeCroy, Jr., William
|Sentenced to death for the carjacking and murder of a North Georgia woman.
|Lee, Danny
|Carried out the triple murder of a gun dealer and his family.
|Lighty, Kenneth
|Kidnapped and murdered an alleged PCP dealer and son of a Washington, D.C. police lieutenant.
|Mikhel, Iouri
|Took part in murders in a kidnapping-for-ransom scheme targeting Russian immigrants. (Co-defendant with Jurijus Kadamovas)
|Mikos, Ronald
|A Chicago podiatrist who shot and killed a former patient to prevent her from testifying in a federal probe of a Medicare fraud scheme.
|Mitchell, Lezmond
|Native American
|Killed a woman and her nine-year-old son after getting a ride from them; stole the car and used it in an armed robbery.
|Montgomery, Lisa
|White (Female)
|Kidnapped and killed a woman and stole her unborn baby, claiming the baby was hers.
|Nelson, Keith D.
|Convicted of kidnapping a girl from her home in Kansas and murdering her.
|Paul, Jeffrey Williams
|Robbed and murdered a retired National Park employee on federal land.
|Purkey, Wesley
|Sentenced to death for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a Kansas City teen.
|Roane, Jr., James H.
|Richmond gang member who participated in a series of drug-related murders. (Co-defendant with Corey Johnson & Richard Tipton)
|Robinson, Julius
|Killed two men in drug-related incidents in Ft. Worth
|Rodriguez, Jr., Alfonso
|Convicted of the kidnapping and murder of a college student.
|Roof, Dylann
|Killed nine African-American parishioners worshipping at an historic Black church in Charleston. First person capitally prosecuted under the Shepard/Byrd Hate Crimes Act. A jury sentenced Roof to death on January 10, 2017. The court formally imposed the sentence on January 11.
|Runyon, David
|Shot and killed a Naval officer in a murder-for-hire plot in Newport News.
|Sampson, Gary
|Pled guilty to the carjacking and murder of two Massachusetts men during a weeklong crime spree. Death sentence overturned in Oct. 2011 as a result of juror misconduct. Reversal upheld by U.S. Court of Appeals for 1st Cir., July 2013. Jury imposed death penalty in re-sentencing hearing on January 9, 2017. The court formally imposed the sentence on February 3, 2017.
|Sanchez, Jr., Ricardo
|Murdered two children on the Florida Turnpike in 2006; Also received life sentences for murdering the children's parents. (Co-defendant with Daniel Troya)
|Sanders, Thomas
|Kidnapped and murdered a 12-year old girl.
|Savage, Kaboni
|Orchestrated murders of 12 people in relation to drug crimes
|Snarr, Mark
|Killed a fellow inmate and stabbed and wounded two corrections officers at the U.S. Penitentiary in Beaumont. (Co-defendant with Edgar Garcia)
|Taylor, Rejon
|Convicted of carjacking, kidnapping, and murdering a businessman from Atlanta, GA.
|Tipton, Richard
|Richmond gang member convicted for his role in a series of drug-related murders. (Co-defendant with Corey Johnson & James H. Roane, Jr.)
|Torrez, Jorge
|Ex-marine convicted of killing a fellow service member in 2009. Allegedly committed other murders in Illinois. Torrez instructed attorneys not to put on mitigating evidence. Formally sentenced on May 30.
|Troya, Daniel
|Killed two children, as well as their parents on the Florida Turnpike in 2006 allegedly because of a drug debt. (Co-defendant with Ricardo Sanchez, Jr.)
|Tsarnaev, Dzhokhar
|Convicted of 30 counts including murder related to the Boston Marathon bombing (2013). Three victims died in the bombing, and a police officer was killed in an attempt to avoid arrest. A verdict of death was returned by the jury for one of the bombing deaths.
|Umana, Alejandro
|MS-13 gang member who killed two brothers in a Greensboro restaurant.
|Vialva, Christopher
|Took part in the murder of a couple visiting Texas; Was 19-years-old at the time of his arrest. (Co-defendant with Brandon Bernard)
|Webster, Bruce
|Charged with the abduction, sexual assault, and beating death of a 16-year-old female. (Co-defendant with Orlando Hall)
Note: Names in [ ] are defendants whose conviction or death sentence have been reversed by the courts but the reversal is not yet final, or who are awaiting capital retrials or resentencings after an initial conviction or death sentence was overturned. From time to time, this list may include defendants whose cases are marked with an asterisk (*). This indicates that the defendant has received a verdict of death from the jury, but the judge has not yet issued a formal sentence. In the federal system, the judge is obliged to follow a unanimous jury recommendation. (Source: Federal Capital Habeas Project).
Because of different definitions of what constitutes being "on death row," some organizations such as the Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel, Federal Capital Habeas Project, or the Bureau of Justice Statistics, may have a slightly different list of those on death row.
The DPIC total includes individuals whose capital convictions and/or death sentences have been overturned and who face continuing jeopardy of the death penalty until their retrial or resentencing proceedings are completed, although those individuals do not have a valid death sentence and are presumed innocent of the death penalty. Donald Fell, who is currently pending retrial in the federal district court in Vermont after his conviction was overturned, falls into this category.
Synopsis of Cases (in chronological order of sentence)
Inmates Sentenced Under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988:
Richard Tipton, Corey Johnson, James H. Roane, Jr. — All Black. Tipton, Johnson, and Roane were members of an inner-city gang in Richmond, VA. They were sentenced to death in February 1993 for their participation in a series of drug-related murders. Execution dates were set for the three co-defendants in May 2006, but the executions were stayed because of a challenge to the lethal injection process. (Roane v. Holder, D.C. Dist. Ct.).
Sentenced Since the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994:
(names in brackets had death sentences reversed, but are awaiting final disposition)
Orlando Hall, Bruce Webster — Black. Hall and Webster were charged in Fort Worth, Texas with the abduction, sexual assault, and beating murder of a 16-year-old black female. They were tried separately. Hall was sentenced to death in November 1995. Webster was sentenced to death in June 1996.
Webster had been scheduled for execution on April 16, 2007. After Webster joined the lethal injection challenge filed by other federal death-row prisoners, his execution was stayed.
Len Davis — Black. Davis, a New Orleans police officer who was under investigation in a drug conspiracy case, was sentenced to death on two convictions in April 1996 for ordering the murder of a young black woman who had previously seen him beat a witness in an unrelated incident. A co-defendant, Paul Hardy, also black, was the triggerman in the killing. Hardy was also sentenced to death on two convictions in May 1996. The Fifth Circuit reversed the sentences for both defendants and one of the two capital convictions for each defendant. The court ordered a new sentencing hearing for both defendants. A federal jury again recommended a sentence of death for Len Davis on August 9, 2005. (Associated Press, Aug. 10, 2005). Hardy is not under a sentence of death.
Anthony Battle — Black. Battle, a federal prisoner with a history of psychiatric problems, was sentenced to death in March 1997 for the murder of a guard in the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld his conviction and death sentence in 1999. A Georgia federal district court subsequently rejected a challenge to Battle's mental competency and denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The Eleventh Circuit upheld the district court's ruling in August 2005.
Jeffrey Paul — White. Paul was sentenced to death in June 1997 for the robbery-murder of a retired National Parks employee on federal land in Arkansas. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld his conviction and death sentence in 2000. An Arkansas federal district court subsequently denied Paul's petition for writ of habeas corpus. The Eighth Circuit upheld the district court's ruling in July 2008.
Aquilia Barnette — Black. Barnette was convicted of murdering a man in North Carolina in a carjacking and a woman, his former girlfriend, in Virginia. A jury sentenced him to death on February 10, 1998. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed his death sentence on May 4, 2000. Barnette was re-sentenced to death in 2002, and in December 2004, the Fourth Circuit upheld the conviction and death sentence. The U.S. Supreme Court vacated that judgment on October 3, 2005 and remanded the case back to the Fourth Circuit in light of the Court's ruling on racial discrimination in jury selection earlier that year in Miller-El v. Dretke. The Circuit remanded the case to the district court, which, in May 2010, ruled that Barnette had not proven his claim of jury discrimination. The Fourth Circuit upheld the district court's ruling in May 2011.
Billie Jerome Allen and Norris Holder — Both Black. Allen and Holder were convicted of the fatal shooting of a bank guard during a robbery in St. Louis, Missouri. Allen was sentenced to death by a jury on Mar. 10, 1998. In June 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated Allen's death sentence and remanded the case back to the Eighth Circuit for reconsideration in light of the Court's ruling in Ring v. Arizona. Because his federal indictment did not include the aggravating factors necessary to support his death sentence, the 8th Circuit said Allen's sentence should be reduced to life in prison. (February 5, 2004, St. Louis Post-Dispatch). However, in September 2004, the 8th Circuit conducted a rehearing en banc of the earlier decision and reinstated Allen's death sentence. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 3, 2005). Holder was sentenced to death by a jury on April 3, 1998.
Christopher Andre' Vialva and Brandon Am Bernard — Both Black.+ A federal jury in Waco, TX, convicted the two in June 2000, of carjacking and the murder of an Iowa couple visiting central Texas. Both defendants were sentenced to death. Vialva was 19-years-old at the time of his arrest, and Bernard was 18. Four younger teen-agers have also pled guilty to federal charges relating to the crime.
+According to Vialva's mother—who is white—Vialva is biracial. Vialva's father is from the West Indies and of African descent.
Dustin John Higgs — Black. Higgs was convicted in October 2000 of ordering the 1996 murder of three Maryland women after arguing with one of them in his apartment. The triggerman, Willis Mark Haynes, was convicted in May 2000 and sentenced to life plus 45 years in prison. Higgs's case was the third death penalty prosecution in Maryland since the federal death penalty was reinstated in 1988, but marked the first time a jury imposed the death penalty. (Washington Post, 10/27/00)
Richard Allen Jackson — White. Jackson was convicted in federal court on May 7, 2001 for use of a firearm on federal property (Bend Creek Recreation Area) during a felony resulting in the death of the victim. He was subsequently sentenced to death. Jackson had earlier been convicted in North Carolina state court for offenses arising from the same actions. He was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Karen Lynn Styles in 1994. That conviction was overturned and Jackson later pleaded guilty to second degree murder.
Keith Nelson — White. Nelson was convicted of kidnapping a girl from her Kansas home and murdering her in Missouri. On November 28, 2001 a jury recommended the death penalty for Nelson, and on March 11, 2002, a federal judge imposed the death penalty.
Marvin Gabrion — White. On March 16, 2002, Marvin Gabrion was sentenced to death for a 1997 murder in Michigan's Manistee National Forest. Although Michigan does not have the death penalty, Gabrion was sentenced under the federal system because the victim was killed on federal property. Gabrion's case was the first time since the federal death penalty was reinstated that a federal death sentence was imposed in a state that did not itself authorize capital punishment. Gabrion's death sentence was overturned by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Chicago Tribune, Aug. 3, 2011) because the trial judge had not allowed the defense to raise as an issue that Gabrion could not have been sentenced to death if he had been tried in a Michigan state court. The Sixth Circuit reviewed the decision en banc and in May 2013 reversed the panel. His lawyers subsequently filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. A subsequent January 2017 pleading argued that Gabrion is mentally incompetent, and detailed "a long history of severe mental illness" that "may have deteriorated over the last 15 years while he has been housed on death row." (J. Agar, "Death-row inmate Marvin Gabrion 'actively delusional,' no help to attorneys," Michigan Live, January 27, 2017.)
Julius Robinson — Black. Robinson was sentenced to death on March 18, 2002, for the killings of Juan Reyes in May 1999 and Rudolph Resendez in June 1999 in Fort Worth, Texas. Both men were killed drug related incidents. Robinson was formally sentenced by the trial judge on June 5, 2002.
Daniel Lee — White. Lee was convicted in Arkansas in May 1999 of the triple murder of a gun dealer and his family. Lee was convicted along with Chevie Kehoe in a plot to set up a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest. Although prosecutors considered Kehoe the mastermind of the plot, the same jury that sentenced Lee to death sentenced Kehoe to life. The court formally sentenced Lee to death on May 13, 2002.
Lezmond Mitchell — Native American. Mitchell and his co-defendants (including a juvenile) allegedly got a ride from a woman and her 9 year old granddaughter in Arizona. They killed both victims and stole the car supposedly for use in an armed robbery. Each victim was stabbed at a separate location. The Attorney General required a capital prosecution against Mitchell under a carjacking theory — although the tribe has not "opted in" to the federal death penalty. Attorney General Ashcroft required a capital prosecution. Mitchell was found guilty on May 20, and sentenced to death on September 15, 2003.
Meier Jason Brown — Black. A U.S. District judge affirmed the recommendation of a jury for a death sentence against Meier Brown on November 8, 2003. Brown was convicted of the November 2002 murder of a 48-year-old white female — a Fleming, Georgia postal worker — during a robbery. Brown had agreed to plead guilty in return for a sentence of life without parole in light of Brown's confession, but federal prosecutors sought the death sentence. (Savannah Morning News, November 8, 2003)
Wesley Purkey — White. A jury recommended that Purkey be sentneced to death for the 1998 kidnapping, rape, and murder of a Kansas City, Missouri, teen. While serving life in prison for another 1998 murder in Kansas, Purkey confessed to the Kansas City crime in hopes of being transferred to federal prison. Prosecutors instead chose to seek the death penalty for Purkey under the 1994 federal statute. The judge is required to follow the jury's recommendation. (Kansas City Star, November 19, 2003)
Gary Sampson — White. Sampson pled guilty to the carjacking and murder of two Massachusetts men during a weeklong crime spree. A jury sentenced Sampson to death on December 23, 2003. Sampson is only the second federal case tried in Massachusetts since the federal government reinstated the federal death penalty in 1988. (Las Vegas Sun, December 23, 2003) Judge Mark L. Wolf sentenced Sampson to death, but ordered that the execution be carried out in New Hampshire, which has not carried out an execution since 1939. (Boston Globe, January 30, 2004). Judge Wolf overturned Sampson's sentence because a juror had made significant misrepresentations during voir dire. (Boston Globe, Oct. 20, 2011). After the government appealed, the U.S Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the district court's reversal of sentence. (July 25, 2013). Prosecutors capitally retried Sampson. The jury re-sentenced him to death on one of the two murder charges, but did not reach a unanimous verdict on the second charge, which resulted in the imposition of a life sentence for that murder. (Associated Press, January 9, 2017) On August 16, 2017, the district court denied Sampson's post-trial motions, affirming the death sentence imposed in his case. (Boston Globe, August 16, 2017).
William LeCroy, Jr. — White. A jury sentenced LeCroy to death in the 2001 carjacking and murder of a North Georgia woman. Attorneys for LeCroy argued that the murder took place inside the victim's house, and thus did not fall under the 1994 federal death penalty statute. The judge is required to follow the jury recommendation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 11, 2004)
Alfred Bourgeois — Black. On March 24, 2004 a jury recommended a death sentence for Alfred Bourgeois for the 2002 murder of his daughter at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station in Texas, based in part on the testimony of a prisoner housed with Bourgeois. The judge is required to follow the jury's sentencing recommendation. (Department of Justice Press Release, March 24, 2004)
Sherman Lamont Fields — Black. A jury sentenced Fields to death for the shooting death of his girlfriend in 2001. Fields was also sentenced to lengthy prison terms for other charges. An U. S. District Judge formalized the sentence in April 2004, and ordered Fields transferred to Terre Haute, IN. The murder took place during Fields' escape from a detention center in Texas while Fields was being held on a federal weapons charge. (Associated Press, April 8, 2004)
Chadrick Fulks and Branden Basham — Both White. A jury recommended the death sentence for the 2002 kidnapping and murder of a 44-year-old-white South Carolina woman following Fulks' escape from a Kentucky jail. Fulks' codefendant, Branden Basham, was tried in September 2004 for crimes committed during the escape. Fulks is the first federal death conviction in South Carolina. The judge is required to uphold the recommendation and confirm the death sentence. (The State (Columbia, SC), July 1, 2004). On November 2, 2004, a jury recommended a death sentence for Basham for the murder. The judge is required to follow the recommendation of the jury and impose a death sentence. (Associated Press, November 2, 2004).
Shannon Agofsky — White. Agofsky was given a death sentence on July 17, 2004 for the murder of a fellow inmate at the Beaumont Federal Penitentiary in Texas in 2001. The jury was shown a video of the attack that prison officials said was gang-related. Agofsky was originally in prison for a murder that occurred when he was 18. (Associated Press, July 18, 2004).
Dustin Honken — White. On October 27, 2004 a federal jury voted to sentence Honken to death for the murder of two girls in Iowa in 1993. Honken was also given three life sentences: one for the murder of the girls' mother, and two more for the murders of two other adults who were to have testified against Honken in a federal drug case. The children, white girls age 10 and 6, were witnesses to the murder of their mother. The judge is required to uphold the jury's recommendation and impose the death sentence. (Des Moines Register, October 28, 2004). This is the third federal death sentence handed down in a state that does not have the death penalty in its own law. The other two were in Michigan and Massachusetts.
Naish Ra'id (formerly Odell Corley) — Black. On October 29, 2004, a jury recommended a death sentence for Ra'id for the murder of two white bank employees during a robbery attempt at a Porter, Indiana bank in 2002. Ra'id's sentence will be the first one in the history of the Northern District of Indiana federal court system. The judge is required to impose the sentence against Ra'id, who was alleged to be the triggerman in the robbery. Two co-defendants pleaded guilty and were given lesser sentences. (Indiana Herald-Argus, October 29, 2004).
Ronald Mikos — White. On May 23, 2005 a jury recommended a death sentence for this 56-year-old Chicago podiatrist who was convicted of fatally shooting Joyce Brannon, a white former patient, to prevent her from testifying in a federal probe of a Medicare fraud scheme in January 2002. (Chicago Tribune, May 23, 2005). In the federal system, a jury's recommendation for either life without parole or death is binding on the judge.
[Donald Fell] — White. On July 14, 2005, a jury in Vermont recommended a death sentence for Fell, 25, for a carjacking in Vermont and subsequent murder of a woman in New York in 2000. He was convicted of carjacking and kidnapping resulting in death. The woman and her car were seized by Fell and a codefendant as they were fleeing Vermont where Fell's mother and a friend were also killed hours earlier. The co-defendant hanged himself in prison in 2003. Prosecutors had originally arranged a plea bargain for Fell in which he would have been sentenced to life without parole, but the deal was rejected by Attorney General John Ashcroft. This was the first capital trial in Vermont in nearly 50 years. (N.Y. Times, July 15, 2005). Conviction overturned because of juror misconduct. (WCAX News, July 26, 2014).
Edward Fields — White. On July 22, 2005, a jury in the eastern district of Oklahoma recommended a death sentence for Fields, 38, a former prison guard. Fields pleaded guilty to the murder of two white campers in the Ouachita National Forest while wearing his homemade sniper suit. There was some evidence that Fields was mentally ill. A federal judge sentenced him to death on Nov. 8, 2005. (Muskogee Phoenix, July 26, 2005; Associated Press, July 15, 2005).
Kenneth Lighty — Black. On Nov. 10, 2005, a federal jury in Maryland recommended a death sentence for Lighty for the kidnapping and murder of Eric Hayes (black), an alleged PCP dealer and son of a D.C. police lieutentant, in 2001. The kidnapping occurred in Washington, DC and the murder was committed in Maryland. Lighty was convicted on October 21. A co-defendant, James Flood was also found guilty but faces a mandatory life sentence. In April, a 3rd defendant, Lorenzo Wilson, was convicted of conspiracy to kidnap and faces a life sentence.
Kenneth Barrett — White. On Nov. 18, 2005, a federal jury in Muskogee, Oklahoma, recommended a death sentence for Barrett for the murder of a white police officer, David Eales, on Sept. 24, 1999. The death sentence was for intentionally killing a state law enforcement officer during a drug crime and during the officer's performance of his official duties. Another officer was wounded. Barrett had already been convicted of first-degree manslaughter in state court for the murder of Eales, and he was given a 20-year sentence, followed by 10 years for the wounding. (Muskogee Phoenix, Nov. 21, 2005).
Robert Bolden — Black. On May 23, 2006, a federal jury in St. Louis, Missouri, recommended a death sentence for Bolden for the murder of a white bank security guard, Nathan Ley, during an attempted robbery in St. Louis in 2002. Two accomplices pleaded guilty to attempted bank robbery. The formal sentencing will take place on August 25. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 23, 2006). Bolden is a Canadian citizen.
Daryl Lawrence — Black. Convicted on Feb. 28, 2006 of the murder of a police officer, Bryan Hurst, during an attempted bank robbery in Columbus, Ohio on Jan. 6, 2005. Lawrence was also convicted of other bank robberies in Ohio. A jury recommended a sentence of death on Mar. 10, 2006. (Press Release, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern Dist. of OH, Mar. 10, 2006). His death sentence was overturned by the trial judge (e-mail from Diane Menashe, Counsel for Daryl Lawrence, on July 3, 2007). That decision was reversed by the 6th Circuit in 2009, reinstating his death sentence.
Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr. — Latino. Convicted on August 30, 2006, of the murder of a college student, Dru Sjodin. Sjodin was kidnapped from North Dakota and her body was found in Minnesota. A jury in North Dakota recommended a death sentence on September 22. The judge formally sentenced Rodriguez to death on Feb. 8, 2007. North Dakota does not have a state death penalty and has not had an execution since 1905. The judge chose South Dakota as the place of execution. South Dakota utilizes lethal injection for executions, though none has been carried out. South Dakota's execution process is being reviewed by the legislature. The U.S. Attorney who prosecuted Rodriguez, Drew Wrigley, commented about the state's distaste for the death penalty: "It's just not part of the culture up here really at all. We live in the safest state in the the union." (Associated Press, Sept. 22, 2006; N.Y. Times, Feb. 9, 2007).
Jurijus Kadamovas and Louri Mikhel — White. In Los Angeles, a federal jury recommended the death penalty on Feb. 13, 2007 for two men convicted of murders in a kidnapping-for-ransom scheme targeting Russian immigrants. Prosecutors said the two men kidnapped affluent Russian immigrants from Los Angeles in late 2001 and early 2002 and attempted to extort money from their families and friends. Three co-conspirators pleaded guilty and testified at the trial for the government. The court formally imposed the jury's death verdicts on March 12, 2017. (CBS News, Mar. 12, 2007).
Carlos Caro — Latino. A jury in the Western District of Virginia recommended a death sentence for Caro on Feb. 13, 2007 for the murder of his cellmate, Robert Sandoval. Caro was serving a 30-year sentence for drug offenses. Both Caro and Sandoval were reportedly members of a prison gang called the Texas Syndicate. The murder occurred in 2003. A judge will still have to pronounce the formal sentence at a later date. (Roanoke Times, Feb. 14, 2007). UPDATE: Caro was formally sentenced to death in District Court on March 30, 2007.
Lisa Montgomery — White/Female. On Oct. 26, 2007, a jury in Kansas City, Missouri recommended a death sentence for Montgomery following her conviction for kidnapping and killing Bobbie Jo Stinnett, also white, and stealing her unborn baby. Montgomery took the baby with her to Kansas and claimed the baby was her child. (Kansas City Star, Oct. 26, 2007). Montgomery was formally sentenced to death on April 4, 2008 in U.S. District Court. (Topeka Capital-Journal, Apr. 3, 2008). She became the third woman on the federal death row.
Thomas Hager — Black. On November 1, 2007, a jury in Alexandria, Virginia recommended a death sentence for Hager, 34, after deliberating for 2 days. Hager was convicted of the drug-related murder of Barbara White committed in 1993. Prosecutors said that Hager killed White because she had learned of the safe house where he was staying. Two associates of Hager who were also responsible for White's murder received life sentences and testified against him. The defendant grew up in a poor area of Southeast Washington, DC, and both of his parents were drug addicts who neglected and abused their children. (Associated Press (Va. Daily Press), Nov. 1, 2007). The judge immediately imposed the death sentence on Hager.
Joseph Duncan — White. On August 27, 2008, a jury in Idaho returned a unanimous verdict for a death sentence for Duncan after deliberating for 3 hours. Duncan had pleaded guilty to ten federal charges, including the murder and kidnapping of a young boy and the kidnapping of a young girl in May 2005. He insisted on defending himself, and offered no mitigating evidence and no closing argument in the sentencing trial. (KNDO/KNDU Web site, NBC affiliates; also AP, Aug. 27, 2008). The judge is required to follow the jury's verdict.
Rejon Taylor — Black. On October 21, 2008, a jury in Chattanooga, Tennessee recommended a death sentence for Taylor after convicting him of murder, kidnapping and carjacking. The victim was Guy Luck, a white businessman who lived in Atlanta, Georgia. He was brought across state lines and murdered in Tennessee. Taylor's attorney said he was very confident that the verdict would be overturned on appeal. The judge indicated that formal sentencing would take place in about a month. (Chattanooga Times Free Press, Oct. 22, 2008).
Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez, Jr. — Both Latino. On March 31, 2009, a jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, recommended a death sentence for Troya and Sanchez for the murder of two children on the Florida Turnpike in 2006. The defendants also were convicted of murdering the children's parents and received life sentences for that crime. All the victims were Hispanic. The father of the children was allegedly killed because of a drug debt. The reputed kingpin of the drug operation did not receive a death sentence. The judge is required to follow the jury's recommendation in imposing the formal sentence. (South Florida Sun Sentinel, April 1, 2009). On May 13, 2009 both Troya and Sanchez were formally sentenced to death.
Joseph Ebron — Black. On May 11, 2009, a jury convicted Ebron of the 2005 murder of Keith Davis, also black, in a federal prison in Beaumont, Texas. The District Court judge followed the jury's recommendation and condemned Ebron to death on May 18. Both defendant and victim were said to be members of a Washington, D.C. gang. Ebron is 30 years old and has been incarcerated for most of his life since he was 15. (Beaumont Enterprise, May 19, 2009).
David Runyon — Asian. On August 27, 2009, a jury in Norfolk, Virginia, unanimously recommended a death sentence for Runyon for the murder of Cory Allen Voss, a white Naval officer, in Newport News in 2007. Runyon, a former soldier, was convicted of shooting Voss in a murder-for-hire plot organized by Voss's wife, Catherina Voss, and her boyfriend, Michael Draven. The federal government did not seek the death penalty against the other two defendants. Catherina Voss pled guilty and received a life sentence. Draven was found guilty and faces a life sentence. Catherina hired Runyon to kill her husband in the hope of being the beneficiary of a $500,000 life insurance policy. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith will formally sentence Runyon in December. (Daily Press, Aug. 27, 2009).
Alejandro Umana — Latino. On April 28, 2010, a jury in Charlotte, NC, unanimously recommended a death sentence for Umana, who was reputed to be a member of the gang MS-13. He was found guilty of killing 2 brothers in a Greensboro restaurant in 2007. Both victims were Latino. Umana was one of 26 suspected MS-13 gang members indicted in Charlotte in 2008. Chief U.S. District Judge Bob Conrad is required to follow the jurors' recommendation and impose the death penalty. (Charlotte Observer, Apri 29, 2010). Umana was formally sentenced to death on July 27, 2010.
Mark Snarr (White) and Edgar Garcia (Latino) — On May 24, 2010, a jury in Beaumont, Texas, recommended death sentences for these two federal prison inmates for the murder of a fellow inmate, Gabriel Rhone. They also stabbed and wounded 2 corrections officers. They were convicted on May 7, 2010, of the murder that occurred in the U.S. Penitentiary in Beaumont. Both inmates were serving lengthy sentences for drug trafficking. (AOL News, May 24, 2010). According to the FBI, the presiding judge sentenced the defendants to death on the same day.
Azibo Aquart — Black. On June 15, 2011, a jury in New Haven, Connecticut, recommended a death sentence for Aquart's role in a 2005 triple murder of multiple alleged rivals in the drug business by leaders of a Jamaican drug gang. All victims were black. Azikiwe Aquart (Azibo's brother) also faced capital prosecution in the offense. A third co-defendant, who cooperated with the government, did not face capital charges. (CT Post, June 15, 2011). The court formally sentenced Aquart to death on Dec. 17, 2012. His brother was sentenced to life earlier. Aquart became the first person in Connecticut history to receive the federal death penalty. (CT Post, Dec. 18, 2012).
Kaboni Savage — Black. On May 31, 2013, a jury in Pennsylvania recommended the death penalty for each of 12 murders Savage committed or directed between 1988 and 2004, plus an additional death sentence related to witness retaliation. The murder victims were government witnesses, their relatives, and rivals in Savage's drug operation. A federal judge officially imposed 13 death sentences on June 3, 2013. (Philadelphia Inquirer, June 3, 2013).
Jorge Torrez — Latino. On April 24, 2014, a jury in Virginia recommended the death penalty for this ex-marine convicted of killing a fellow service member in 2009. Torrez allegedly committed other murders in Illinois. He instructed his attorneys not to put on mitigating evidence. (Associated Press, Apr. 24, 2014). Torrez was formally sentenced to death by the judge on May 30, 2014. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld his conviction and death sentence on direct review on August 28, 2017.
Charles Hall and Wesley Coonce — Both White. Hall and Coonce received jury verdicts of death on June 2, 2014, for the murder of a Latino prisoner in a federal penitentiary in Missouri.
Thomas Sanders — White. Sanders was sentenced to death by a federal jury on September 26, 2014, for the kidnapping and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Louisiana in 2010. Sanders also killed the girl's mother earlier in Arizona.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (White) Convicted of 30 counts including murder related to the Boston (Mass.) Marathon bombing (2013). Three victims died in the bombing, hundreds were wounded, and a police officer was killed in an attempt to avoid arrest. A death verdict was returned by the jury on May 15, 2015, for one of the bombing deaths. Formal sentencing occurred on June 24, 2015.
Dylann Roof — White. Roof was sentenced to death by a jury on January 10, 2017 for the race-related murders of nine parishioners at an historic Black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The court formally imposed the death penalty on Juanuary 11.
Permanently Removed from Death Row:
John McCullah — White. McCullah was sentenced to death for a drug-related kidnap/murder of a Muskogee, Oklahoma auto dealership employee. The 10th Circuit granted McCullah a new penalty hearing in 1996, and in February, 2000, McCullah was resentenced to life in prison.
David Ronald Chandler — White. Chandler, a marijuana grower in Alabama, was sentenced to death under the drug kingpin statute in 1991 for the murder-for-hire of a white male. Most of the government's witnesses, including the triggerman in the killing, have recanted their testimony. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit overturned his death sentence in October 1999 because of ineffectiveness of counsel. In December 1999, the circuit court voted to rehear the case en banc, and by a 6-5 vote reversed the panel's grant of relief and reinstated Chandler's death sentence. Chandler filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review his case. Sentence commuted to life by President Clinton on January 20, 2001.
Boutaem Chanthadara — Asian. Chanthadara was sentenced to death in October 1996 for the armed robbery/murder of the female proprietor of a Chinese restaurant in Wichita, Kansas. In November, 2000, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit overturned Chanthadara's death sentence and remanded his case for a new sentencing hearing. At resentencing, Chanthadara was sentenced to life in April 2002.
Paul Hardy — Black. Hardy was the triggerman in a killing in New Orleans along with a co-defendant Len Davis. Hardy and Davis were sentenced to death on two convictions in May 1996. The U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the sentences for both defendants and one of the two capital convictions for each defendant. The court ordered a new sentencing hearing for both defendants. In 2010, U.S. District Court Judge Ginger Berrigan, who sentenced Hardy and Davis to death after their trial in 1996, found that Hardy is not eligible for death under a 2002 Supreme Court ruling prohibiting the execution of the intellectually disabled. (WWL-TV News, Jan. 15, 2011). Davis was resentenced to death.
Richard Thomas Stitt — Black. Stitt was convicted of ordering the murder of three people in Norfolk, Virginia. He was sentenced to death by a jury in November 1998 after a joint trial with three codefendants, who did not face the death penalty. Stitt's death sentence was overturned by a federal District Court judge in April 2005 because of ineffectiveness of counsel. In March 2006, a panel of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the district court's judgment, finding that Stitt's attorney did not render effective assistance because of a conflict of interest. (Associated Press, Mar. 25, 2006). On remand, the prosecution requested that a new capital sentencing jury be empaneled. However, the district court instead ruled that Stitt's sentence should be reduced to life plus 65 years. (Virginian Pilot, June 17, 2007). On appeal, the 4th Circuit overturned the district court's sentence and allowed the government to conduct a new sentencing hearing. Attorney General Eric Holder approved the seeking of the death penalty at the new sentencing trial. (Virginian Pilot, Oct. 27, 2009). The government subsequently announced that it would no longer seek the death penalty against Stitt. (Virginian-Pilot, Oct. 20, 2010).
Darryl Alamont Johnson — Black. Johnson was convicted of ordering the murder of two informants in Illinois in connection with the Gangster Disciples drug conspiracy cases. He was sentenced to death on November 17, 1997. His co-defendant was sentenced to life in prison. A federal district court in Illinois overturned Johnson's death sentence in Dec. 2010 because jurors had not been given sufficient information about the conditions in which Johnson would have been confined if he had been sentenced to life imprisonment. In 2011, the government decided not to appeal this decision, removing Johnson from death row. On April 9, 2013, Johnson was sentenced to life without parole in District Court. The judge remarked that he had become a changed man since his conviction 16 years before. (Business Wire, Apr. 11, 2013).
German Sinistera — Hispanic. In May, 2000, a federal jury in Kansas City, Missouri, recommended a death sentence for Sinistera of Houston, Texas, for his role as triggerman in the murder of a drug dealer. Sinistera was a citizen of Colombia. He was convicted along with two co-defendants, Arboleda Ortiz and Plutarco Tello, who are also Colombian nationals. The jury also recommended a death sentence for Ortiz, but not for Tello. The judge sentenced Sinistera and Ortiz to death. In March 2013, Sinistera died in prison. In 2017, President Obama commuted Ortiz's death sentence to life without parole.
David Lee Jackson — Black. Case: E.D. TX CR No. 1:05-CR-51 B. Jackson was convicted in the Eastern District of Texas for the 1999 killing of an inmate at the federal prison in Beaumont, Texas. On Nov. 13, 2006, the sentencing jury voted to impose the death penalty. The district court formally imposed the sentence on Dec. 15, 2006. At the time of the murder, Jackson had been incarcerated for a weapons violation. His co-defendant, Arzell Gully, was in prison for drug trafficking. Both men were sent to the high security federal prison in Florence, Colorado, after the homicide. Gully did not face the death penalty. Jackson, Gully, and the victim all were African American. (Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel). Jackson's death sentence was vacated in District Court on March 25, 2013 and he was sentenced to life without parole on March 26, 2013. (Federal Capital Habeas Project).
David Paul Hammer — White. Hammer is a mentally ill prisoner who was convicted of killing a federal prison inmate at the federal penitentiary at Allenwood, Pennsylvania, where he was serving a 1200+ year Oklahoma state sentence. After initially pursuing an insanity defense, Hammer pled guilty to the murder. He was sentenced to death on July 24, 1998. Hammer then sought to discharge counsel and proceed pro se during post-trial motions. Counsel was appointed for an appeal and after counsel filed the appeal, Hammer moved pro se to dismiss the appeal, moved to withdraw the motion to dismiss, and changed his mind again. After protracted proceedings in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the court ultimately ruled that Hammer was competent to waive his appeal and that the federal death penalty statute permitted such a waiver. The federal Bureau of Prisons set an execution date for Nov. 15, 2000. Hammer then filed a clemency petition and a request to appeal. The district court stayed his execution, and directed that he file a habeas corpus challenge to his conviction and sentence on or before January 31, 2001. The district court overturned Hammer's death sentence because the prosecution had violated its constitutional obligation to disclose exculpatory evidence, in this case withholding a number of witness statements that rebutted the government's aggravating circumstance that the murder had been the product of "substantial planning and premeditation." (Associated Press, Dec. 27, 2005). The government appealed, but the Third Circuit ruled that, under the federal sentencing statute, it lacked jurisdiction to review the case until Hammer had been resentenced either to life or death. On July 17, 2014, after a three-week penalty hearing, a federal district court judge in Philadelphia sentenced Hammer to life imprisonment without parole.
Angela Johnson — White. On June 21, 2005, a federal jury in Iowa recommended a death sentence for Angela Johnson (co-defendant with Dustin Honken) for her role in aiding drug kingpin Honken in 4 of the 5 murders he committed. If the sentence had been carried out, she would have been the first woman executed by the U.S. government since Bonnie Brown in December 1953. Johnson's death sentence was overturned by the District Court on Mar. 22, 2012 because of ineffectiveness of his penalty-phase counsel. In mid-June 2012, the DOJ announced that it would again seek the death penalty against Johnson. However, on December 17, 2014, DOJ announced that it would no longer seek death in the case. (Assoc. Press, Dec. 17, 2014).
Arboleda Ortiz — Black/Hispanic. In May, 2000, a federal jury in Kansas City, Missouri, recommended a death sentence for Ortiz for his role in the murder of a drug dealer. Ortiz and two co-defendants, German Sinisterra and Plutarco Tello, are Colombian nationals. The jury recommended a death sentence for Ortiz and Sinistera, but not for Tello. The judge sentenced the two to death. Sinistera died in prison in 2013. Ortiz's lawyers sought clemency from President Barack Obama on the grounds that Ortiz was intellectually disabled, his right to consular notification under the Vienna Convention had been violated, he did not himself commit the murder and was not in the room when it occurred, and had been denied effective assistance of counsel at trial. On January 17, 2017, President Obama commuted his death sentence to life without parole.
Ronell Wilson — Black. Wilson's case was the first federal death sentence handed down in New York since 1954. Wilson, 24, was convicted of killing two undercover police detectives in Staten Island in 2003. The jury recommended a sentence of death on January 30, 2007. (Associated Press, February 1, 2007). The district court formally sentenced Wilson to death on March 29, 2007. Three years later, in June 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturned Wilson's death sentence because of prosecutorial misconduct: the prosecutor improperly commented on Wilson's silence, in violation of his constitutional privilege against self-incrimination and his right to a fair trial. The government did not seek Supreme Court review of the circuit's decision. On February 7, 2013, the District Court ruled that Wilson was not exempt from the death penalty because of mental retardation, and hence could be subject to a capital re-sentencing trial. On July 24, 2013, a jury in Brooklyn, New York, voted to resentence Wilson to death. The district court formally imposed that sentence on September 10, 2013. On March 15, 2016, the district court reviewing Wilson's sentence found that the initial ruling on Wilson's intellectual disability had applied an inappropriate standard for determining his intellectual functioning, in violation of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2014 Hall v. Florida. Applying the correct standard, the court ruled that Wilson was intellectually disabled and ineligible for the death penalty. On June 26, 2017, the U.S. Attorney's office announced that it would not appeal the district court's ruling. (Associated Press, June 27, 2017).
Jury Verdict for Death but No Formal Sentence
George Lecco and Valerie Friend (female) — Both White. On May 29, 2007, a jury in Charleston, West Virginia, recommended death sentences for both defendants for the murder of Carla Collins in order to protect their drug ring. Prosecutors maintained that Lecco arranged to have Collins killed and that Friend did the shooting in 2005. These were the first federal death verdicts in West Virginia since the federal law was reinstated in 1988. (Charleston Daily Mail, May 29, 2007). Lecco and Friend's convictions were overturned by the federal district court in May 2009 before the judge had formally imposed the jury's death sentence, because one of the jurors at the trial, William Griffith, had not disclosed that he was being investigated by the same U.S. Attorney's Office that was prosecuting Lecco and Friend for allegedly possessing child pornography. (Williamson Daily News, May 7, 2009). A new trial date of October 27, 2009 was set for Friend, and the prosecution indicated that it intended to again seek the death penalty. On October 1, 2009, Friend entered a deal with the prosecution in which she pleaded guilty to a number of charges—including the murder of Collins—and agreed to cooperate against her co-defendant in exchange for being sentenced to life in prison. (Assoc. Press, Oct. 1, 2009). On May 3, 2010, a federal jury chose not to sentence Lecco to death after finding him guilty. He was sentenced to life without parole. (Charleston Gazette, May 3, 2010).
John Wayne Johnson — Black. On May 27, 2009, a jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, unanimously recommended a death sentence for Johnson for the murder of an off-duty sheriff's deputy working as a guard during a bank robbery. There were two other accomplices in the 2004 robbery in which officer Sidney Zaffuto was killed. Johnson admitted he shot Zaffuto, but said it was unintentional. The jury found him guilty on May 19. Johnson's attorneys planned to appeal on several grounds, including an assertion that the federal death penalty was being employed unconstitutionally in New Orleans because all 42 defendants indicted on capital offenses were either black or Hispanic. (Times-Picayune, May 27, 2009). The District Court judge delayed formal sentencing until February 3, 2010 to permit the defense more time to challenge the trial. Prior to formal sentencing, the District Court vacated Johnson's death verdict and ordered a new penalty hearing for multiple constitutional violations including: admission of improper victim-impact evidence; a discovery violation related to this victim-impact evidence; introduction of an unadjudicated murder that the jury had found was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt; and improper government argument in the penalty phase that (a) compared the worth of the defendant and the victim, (b) compared conditions of a life sentence to the permanency of the victim's death, and (c) pressured the jury into believing that a life sentence would be a capitulation. (Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel, May 18, 2010). On March 29, 2011, the U.S. Attorney moved to dismiss its appeal of the District Court's order vacating Johnson's death sentence and that motion was granted. The prosecutors subsequently withdrew their authorization to seek the death penalty and Johnson was formally sentenced to life without parole.
Sentence to death and executed
Timothy McVeigh — White. McVeigh was sentenced to death in June 1997 for the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building in 1995. The United States Supreme Court denied review on March 8, 1999. McVeigh was scheduled for execution on May 16, 2001 but was granted a 30-day stay of execution by Attorney General John Ashcroft after it was discovered that the FBI had failed to disclose more than 3,000 pages of document to McVeigh's defense team. McVeigh was executed on June 11, 2001. McVeigh's co-defendant, Terry Nichols, was capitally prosecuted by the federal government in a separate trial. He was convicted by the jury and sentenced to life without parole. Nichols was later capitally tried in Oklahoma state court for the murders of the 161 non-federal employees in Oklahoma City. He was convicted, and again the jury sentenced him to life in prison without parole.
Juan Raul Garza — Latino. Garza, a marijuana distributor, was sentenced to death in August 1993 in Texas for the murders of three other drug traffickers. Garza was denied review by the U.S. Supreme Court in late 1999 and was facing an execution date of August 5, 2000. The date was postponed until the Justice Department finished drafting guidelines for federal death row inmates seeking presidential clemency, which were issued in early August. Garza was offered the opportunity to apply for clemency under the new guidelines and a new execution date of Dec. 12, 2000 was set. In December, 2000, President Clinton again delayed Garza's execution for at least six months to allow further study of the fairness of the federal death penalty. Garza was executed on June 19, 2001.
Louis Jones — Black. Jones was sentenced to death in November 1995 in Texas for the kidnap/murder of a young white female soldier. The United States Supreme Court granted review of the case and heard arguments on February 22, 1999. The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction on June 21, 1999. Jones, a decorated Gulf War veteran who had no prior criminal record, claimed that his exposure to nerve gas in Iraq and post-traumatic stress from his combat tours contributed to his murder of Pvt. Tracie Joy McBride in Texas. President Bush refused Jones' clemency request. Jones was executed on March 18, 2003.
Note: Because of different definitions of what constitutes being "on death row," some organizations such as the Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel or the Bureau of Justice Statistics, may have a slightly different list of those on death row. Names in [ ] are defendants whose conviction or death sentence have been reversed but who still face the possibility of being resentenced to death on retrial. This list may also include prisoners who have been sentenced to death by a jury, but the judge has not yet formally imposed the sentence. These cases are marked with an asterisk (*).
See also list of federal prisoners executed since 1927.
Return to Federal Death Penalty
- 1226600 reads


text:
Super Mario Balotelli and His Manchester City MadnessApril 12, 2012
Manchester City's title race might not yet be over with their 4-0 win over West Brom on Wednesday night and with Manchester United's 1-0 loss at Wigan at the same time, but one of their players' time with them might be—Mario Balotelli. Super Mario, the Premier League sensation.
On Sunday, Balotelli was a sensation, but for all the wrong reasons. He was just sensationally bad.
City went to London to play Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, hoping to regain their form after two straight draws, and ended up losing 1-0 and having their star Italian forward sent off after bad tackles and one particularly dreadful one on Arsenal midfielder Alex Song. After all of the abuse that he was receiving before, Balotelli just fueled the fires by letting his team down in a huge game against third-placed Arsenal.
Roberto Mancini, a manager already in a precarious position at City, was far from happy. He declared that Balotelli, facing a possible six-or-seven-match ban, may be "finished" with the Citizens. A summer move was on the cards then anyway, with commentator Alan Smith chipping in via a column in The Telegraph that he was amazed that Mancini had even "indulged his young compatriot for so long".
Shock horror. Football disgrace. A player exiled from the club. Sound familiar? Well, it's not an uncommon story, but there's one player at Man City that shows that you can return from exile and bounce back from being a pariah. That man is Carlos Tevez.
Balotelli may want to take a leaf out of the Argentinian striker's book. Tevez hadn't played since his infamous walk off the pitch in September's Champions League match between City and German heavyweights Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.
There was such uproar, and such fallout, that no one could seemingly reason the player's possible future return to the side. He spent a while away in Argentina, had his wages cancelled and was transfer-listed. He was all but gone from the club that just a while before had heralded him as their hero.
After the January transfer window passed, however, and Tevez was left still at the club with no one having wanted to buy his services, his chances of returning somehow soared.
He has now risen from the ashes. Tevez, who you will remember once played for nemesis Manchester United, starred in Wednesday night's Premier League win over West Brom. He even scored his first goal for the club in over 6 months, with Balotelli watching from the stands in a private box.
The case of Tevez shows that no one is forever ruled out of Mancini's favour.
If you look at Balotelli's record this season, he has hardly done badly. Thirteen league goals in 22 appearances is one brilliant stat that he has achieved—that's an average of over a goal per two games—and it isn't as if the forward has had an atrocious season.
On the pitch, Mario really has seemed super–most of the time, anyway. Off the pitch, the story has been very different. This footballer never seems to be out of the media spotlight.
And some of the stories concerning him have been truly incredible. Have you heard the one about him going around Manchester high-fiving all of the City fans after his team's brilliant 6-1 thrashing over the Reds at Old Trafford? What about the one in which Balotelli wentto Manchester University library and paid off all of the students' outstanding book fees? Imagine that at your local library.
There are so many more weird and wonderful rumours, too. Apparently this Italian international player has connections with the notorious Italian Mafia. He's rumoured to have driven into a woman's prison because he wanted to "look around." There's another one about how he adopted a stray cat after it kept intruding upon City's training sessions.
Then there are the truer ones. Weeks ago he had to have a fire brigade around his house because fireworks were set off in his bathroom. Erm…right. He also turned up at new Internazionale head coach Andrea Stramaccioni's first press conference with the team in Milan. He just entered the room and shook hands with the Inter coach and directors sitting behind their conference table while the press sat in front of them. It's hilariously bizarre.
But this is part of what makes Balotelli a great asset to the Premier League. There are plenty of talented players in the league. Maybe not all of them have the Italian's talent, but they still have bundles of quality, playing in the so-called "best league in the world." None of them, however, have Mario's charisma and character.
Oasis star Noel Gallagher conducted an interview with Balotelli for the BBC a while ago, asking him to never change because the City fans love him. More than his own club's fans love him—the whole league seems to love him. But has he now gone too far?
Surely "too far" doesn't exist for Mario Balotelli.
Even though he got sent off on Sunday after receiving two yellow cards for bad challenges with the controversial studs-up attack somehow going ignored by the referee, he has only received a three-match ban. That means that Mario could play in City's crucial home game against Manchester United at the end of the month. Mancini has said so himself.
"He will be back Manchester United", announced the gaffer to the media. "He will be ready".
It's not too surprising, really. Balotelli, still 21 years old, and Mancini, at 47 years of age, have a famously affectionate player-coach relationship, with the duo both being at Inter years ago and Balotelli getting his first big break under the silver-haired, stripy-scarf-wearing Italian maestro. Was their bond honestly going to break after that one appalling game at the Emirates?
No matter what Mario does, Mancini seems to be the right manager to rein him in and guide him. Even Jose Mourinho couldn't manage him when the Portuguese was the Inter boss. Roberto Mancini brought Balotelli to the Premier League and into his Manchester City side, and seems to have full faith in his ability to play, even though he has confessed that he sometimes wants to punch him in the head. Sometimes it's almost like the two are a bickering father and son.
And no matter what he does, the football world community will surely want to watch him. He's just so highly entertaining—something that is invaluable in today's game. The fans will certainly not want to see him gone for too long.
I guess the only thing to say is "watch this space." Don't rule this player out just yet, from his club's side, or from the Premier League. He may just come back and astonish everyone in what could be the biggest game of this league season: the clash of the titans at the Etihad Stadium between City and arch rivals United.
We may yet be calling Super Mario a true champion come the end of the season.


text:
Twitter has released some new research about the influence of TV and brand-related tweets on consumer behavior. The study was done in partnership with the Advertising Research Foundation, Fox, and DB5. It sought to find how exposure to brand mentions in tweets affect the actions of consumers both online and off.
The organizations combined survey responses with behavioral data "to allow for rigorous analysis and cross-checking of results."
"First, we intercepted a random sample of people within 24 hours of primetime presence on Twitter ("presence" defined as logged into Twitter during primetime TV hours)," explains Twitter Head of Research, East, Anjali Midha. "No screening questions were used; we just wanted to talk to people who like using Twitter during the time when TV is most relevant."
"We recruited a representative sample of over 12,000 people: male and female Twitter users, across all age groups and devices, including mobile and desktop,' Midha adds. "We then appended Twitter behavioral data to the results."
The findings are what you see here:
It all boils down to Twitter being good for brands (I know, hard to believe from a Twitter-commissioned study, right?). The company's main takeaways are that brands are "integral" to regular conversation on Twitter, that consumers take action both online and off after seeing brands mentioned in tweets, and the source of the tweet containing a brand mention affects consumer actions.
As businesses struggle with their Facebook strategies, some are no doubt trying to get more out of Twitter, so these are all helpful points to consider.
Image via Twitter


text:
Pulse Growers Eligible to Claim 44% of Levy Contribution for Tax Credit
February 24, 2015
Growers who contribute pulse levy dollars to Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) are eligible to earn a federal investment tax credit through the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program.
The tax credit is based on the amount of levy funds spent on research and development (R&D) that meet specific criteria set out by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
For the 2014 tax year, 44% of the Saskatchewan pulse levy qualifies for the federal SR&ED tax credit.
Growers can calculate their total levy contribution by referring to their pulse sales receipts, which show the levy allocation. Of this total, 44% is eligible to earn an investment tax credit. This resulting levy amount is eligible to earn an investment tax credit up to a maximum of 20% for individuals and up to a maximum of 35% for corporations that are considered Canadian controlled private corporations.
The 44% is comprised of research performed in Saskatchewan (40%), Manitoba (1%), and Ontario (3%).
To claim the federal tax credit on your tax returns, you must file a T2038 (IND) (for farm proprietorships) or a T2SCH31 (for farm corporations). Corporations are also eligible for the 15% Saskatchewan R&D tax credit for research performed in Saskatchewan, using Schedule 403 to claim the credit on tax returns.
All levy investment tax credit applied against taxes payable or refunded must be reported by the grower as income in the subsequent year. For more information on the process of claiming tax credits, please consult your accountant. For information on the federal SR&ED investment tax credit, visit the Canada Revenue Agency website.
Accountable to and funded by growers, SPG's strategic direction is guided by a seven member, grower-elected, Board of Directors. SPG's mission is to provide leadership for profitable growth for the Saskatchewan pulse industry.


text:
אמיר דדון
About אמיר דדון
A singer and musician, Amir started his musical career as a child in Eilat, a city on the southern border of Israel, where Israel meets Egypt and Jordan. In 2001 Amir began performing with his band, taking his original material to audiences up and down the country. He signed with Israeli label Helicon Records in January 2008 and is currently completing work on his first album. The connection between Amir and Idan came about when Gilad Shmueli, Idan's co-producer, heard Amir perform and was so impressed he introduced him to Idan. Read more about אמיר דדון on Last.fm.
Bio taken from Last.fmIs this bio wrong? Tell us about it.
אמיר דדון's Songs
Thomas Alvarez Vilchez and 1 more
coma and 2 more
david_m and 1 more


text:
Dear all helpers,
I would like to ask how to publish an article BUT I don't want the whole article to appear. I would like to show the title of the article and then I would like the whole article to appear by cliking to a link under title saying 'more' or 'read more'. I don't make this up my mind. I have seen it to other websites.I tried to enable it by going to preferences as an admin and then Read pages. There is an option there that sais for every article show: whole article or summury. i choose summury but nothing changes.
Any help is welcome,
thank you in advance


text:
|Bookshelf Home | Contents | Index | PDF
Siebel eScript Language Reference > Siebel eScript Commands >
The Exception Object
The Exception object contains exceptions being thrown in the case of a failed operation.
errCode (This property contains the error number.)
errText (This property contains a textual description of the error.)
The following example shows the Exception object:
|Siebel eScript Language Reference


text:
Next story: War, Inc.
by Geoff Kelly
Raiders of the Lost Art
In 1938, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, a wealthy Viennese Jew and a patron of modernist painter Gustav Klimt, fled Austria to Switzerland to escape the Nazis. Bloch-Bauer's massive art collection, including Klimt's portraits of his wife Adele, was subsequently seized, along with the rest of his property and his considerable financial interests.
His is one of many similar stories told in Rape of Europa, a moving and informative documentary that tracks the Nazis systematic pillaging of Europe's private and public art collections, the patrimony of the nations and people that fell before Germany's advancing armies. The film, based on the book of the same title by Lynn H. Nicholas, takes us on a journey across Europe's cultural landscape, under threat of falling bombs and pillage: to Paris, where the contents of the Louvre are secreted away to country chalets before the city's fall, and where the collections of affluent Jewish collectors like the Rothschilds are stolen wholesale (as well as, eventually, their furniture, carpets, dishware, and clothes); to Leningrad, where the Hermitage's staff wait out the siege in the museum's basements, where the collection has been moved for protection; to the Allied advance through Italy, where a special squad of US art experts do what little they can to protect the country's art and architecture from destruction.
But the destruction of art and architecture, though well documented in this film, takes second place to theft in the story it tells. It is estimated that the Nazis stole one fifth of Europe's fine art over the course of the Second World War. Some of this theft represented private plunder, but most was state-sponsored and programmatic. In the case of dispossessed Jewish art collectors, the theft was part of a campaign to erase completely an entire's people's footprint on the continent.
Luftwaffe commander Hermann Goering was an especially rapacious thief, according to the film, stealing thousands of paintings, sculptures, tapestries, and other art objects, and collecting them in a gaudy hunting lodge in the Bavarian Alps. (His collection of European art there outstripped that of the National Gallery in Washington, DC.) Goering apparently planned his acquisitions well in advance of military action: According to the daughter of a prominent Jewish collector in Paris, Goering visited her father's gallery before the war began. Her father threw Goering out on the street. "He knew what he was trying to do," the daughter recalls in the film. One historian notes, in fact, that Hitler's invasion plans were always accompanied by catalogs of significant cultural objects in the path of invasion and orders for securing those that Hitler coveted. The historian seems to stop just short of asserting that these catalogs may have preceded—possibly even motivated—Hitler's invasions.
Watch the trailer for "The Rape of Europa"
In contrast to Goering's louche and mercenary pursuit of valuable art, Hitler's obsession is presented as a symptom of his own perverted artistic sensibilities; much is made of his frustrated career as a painter, and of his anger upon failing to gain admittance to the Vienna Fine Arts Academy after the First World War. Couple this with overarching ambition for Germany: As the Thousand-Year Reich crumbles around him, the Russian and American armies pushing relentlessly toward Berlin, Hitler continued to refine his plans for the construction of a magnificent museum in his hometown of Linz, Austria, which he envisions as repository for all the cultural wealth of the Reich and of humanity—or at least that part of humanity whose art was deemed worthy of collection and exhibition.
The Linz Museum was never built, of course, and Hitler's art collection was discovered after the war in a mineshaft. Many pieces lost during the war remain lost; others, like Bloch-Bauer's Klimts, have been sold and resold and wound up in public collections. The Klimts landed in the national collection of Austria, whose government fought his descendants for their possession. In 2006, however, a panel of Austrian judges granted possession of five paintings by Klimt to Maria Altman, Bloch-Bauer's 90-year-old niece.
The film suggests that similar resolutions may become more and more common in the future; lost artworks long held secretly by private collectors will surface at auction houses, as those collectors die and their heirs, unaware of the provenance, show them light of day once more.
blog comments powered by Disqus
Issue Navigation> Issue Index > v7n25: Who's Sorry Now (6/19/08) > Film Reviews > The Rape of Europa
This Week's Issue • Artvoice Daily • Artvoice TV • Events Calendar • Classifieds