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this is a topic that generates divided opinions as it involves legal ethical and emotional aspects.
it is important to remember the capital punishment has been central issue in discussions about justice in the united states .
although 23 states havve abolished the death penalty,there are still 27 that maintain it.
including the federal and military system,however it is not applied arbitrarily
the US Constitution through the 8 th amendment prohibits cruel and unusial punishment ,which limt the death penalty to very specific cases .
such as aggravated murder committed by mentally comentent adults
by 2025 13 executions are scheduled in several states.
Oklahoma-1
Texas-4
alabama-1
Florida-1
South Carolina-1
and Ohio -5
this is why the people who will be executed this year are involved in mavabra acts.
today we will analyze their cases.
many of the people we wll lool at have spent decades awaiting their time of execution in fact the average time betweem a capital sentence and execution is 13 years .
let’s begin……
execution date : 31 of january 2025
on the 16th of february 2001 when he was only 30 years bowman got into an argument with candy louise martin 21 year pld women over a money debt the situation got out of control and he shot her serveral times in a wooded area.
he then dragged her body stuffedit into the trunk of a car and drove it to a remote location where he set it on fire in an attempt to erase the evidence.
this crime was not impuslive,he had already threatened kandee louise hours earlier telling her ” that bitch will be dead before nightfall”
james taiwan gadson ,bowman’s cousin testified against him, claiming that he witnessed the murder and that bowman had planned the crime ,after the act bowman bragged about it in front of others
the evidence against him was overwhelming the murder weapon was recovered from the river and linke to the case by ballistics and DNA evidence.
in 2002 following the trial bowman was convicted and sentenced to death
however bowman has always maintained his innocence asserting that he is not guilty and would not claim to have done anythinh he did not do .
his lawyers have argued that the state withheld key evidence such a memo suggesting that another witness had confessed to the shooting.in addition they have pointed out that his defense was marked by racism as his own attorney used terms that they claimed negative influenced the jury.
despite all these attempts , bowman’s appeals have been rejected agan and again for mor than two decades .in 2022, he exhausted his last chanse when both the fourth circuit court of appeals and the US supreme court dismissed his requests
bowman Jr 44, will br executed on the 31 st of january 2025
scheduled execution date the 5th of february
on the 3rd of march 2011 steven nelson 24 entered north point babtist church in Arlington Texas with the intent to rob
at the time only the reverend clinton dobson 28 and judy elliot 69- the church secretary were on the premises.
nelson who wwas on probation for a previous case of assault on his girlfriend violently attacked them both , leaving a scene of terror and tragedy,dobson the church pastor was brutally beaten and strangled with the computer cord.
finally nelson suffocated the reverend with a plastic bag causing his death. judy elliot also suffered a devastating attack, she was beaten so severely that she suffered a brain hemorrhage,fractures to her face and injuries to various parts of her body
despite the severity of her injuries elliot managed to survive after extensive hospitalization and rehabilitation.
after committing the crimenrldon stole several items including dobson’s laptop , elliot’s credit cards and his car , he used the card to purchase clothing and jewelry and sold the computer for cash.
police quickly linked nelson to the crime he was arrested after blood stains on his shoes and fingerprints were found at the crime scene.
nelson was charged with capital murder a crime that in Texas can carry the death penalty.
although another man was initially arrested, the charges against him was dropped.
steven lawayne nelson 37 will be executed on the 5th of february 2025
scheduled execution date the 6th of february 2025
on the 27th of november 1991
frasier committed a robbery at the apartment of 40 year old pauline starks brown in birmingham alabama,after entering her home frasier woke her up, demanded maney and raped her at gunpoint,after shooting her,brown beg for her life but frasier killed her and stole her money.
later on the 8th of march 1992 in detroit michigan, frasier kille 14 year old krystal kendrick in an attempted reape ,frsasier confined her in an abandoned house and shot her when she tried to escape.frasier was subsequently arrested in michigan where he confessed to the murder of both victims
he was convicted of the 1996 murder of pauline brown in Alabama and the 1993 murder of crystal kendrick in Michigan .in addition he faced multiple charges of rape and robery ,as a result he received a death sentence in Alabama and life sentence in Michigan for the crmes committed in that state.
frasier has appelead his death sentence multiple times without success,the court rejected his appeals and in 2011 he was transferred to Holman correctional center in Alabama where he has been on death row ever since.
in 2018 frasier chose to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia a method Alabama has adopted as an alternative to lethal injection ,this will be the fouth execution by this m ethod in Alabama,following three previous executions in 2024.
Demetrius terrence frasier 52 will be executed on the 6th of february 2025
scheduled execution date the 13 of february 2025
in 1997 ford, who worked with greg malnory on a charlotte county farm,invited greg and his wife kimberly malnory on a fishing trip before committing the crimes
greg malnory was shot in the head with a 22 caliber rifle but did not die instantly. ford struck him repeatedly with an ax causing devestating wounds and then sld his throat, kimberly malnory also suffered multiple blows to the head one of which penetrated her scull and showed signs of defense on her arms
forensic reports confirmed the brutality of the crime and revealed that kimberly was raped before she was murdered , DNA testing confirmed the presence of ford seaman on the victim’s clothing.
in addition the investigation revealed that ford used ther rifle to assault kimberly going so far as to insert the barrel into her mounth before shooting her .
court documents also exposed a heartbreaking fact, the malnory’s 22 month old daughter was left in the couple’s van for mor than 18 hours,exposed to the elements and covered in her mother’s blood.
ford was convicted of the murders, sexual assault and child abuse,the brutality of the case and the vulnerability of the baby futher compounded his crimes
despite his multiple appeals the court upheld his death sentence in 1999 and he has remainded on on death row in florida state prison ever since in recent years the application of capital punishment in florida has been variable
in2024 only one execution was carried out in contrast to the six carried out in 2023
however govenor ron de santis signed ford’s execution warrant, marking the end of a period of inactivity in the state,ford will be the first to face the death penalty this year
james ford 64, will be executed on the 13 th of february 2025
scheduled execution date the 13th og february 2025
in november 2004. kenly texas , richard lee tabler murdered muhammad ramuni a nightclub manager and his frend zaid, tabler along with his accomplice timothy Don summoned ramuni under the pretext of selling him sound equipment.
upon arriving at the location they ambushed him, zaid and then ramuni who was even shot a second tme as he ass being pulled out of the car
after the double homicide tabler stole ramuni’s wallet and items from the vehicle while payne recorde the crimes with a video camera.tabler then called the police to take the responsiblity and threaten more murders.
2 days later on the 28th of november.richard lee tabler murdered amanda benefield and tiffany lorraine,two teenage girls who worked at the same strip club
he selected them from a list of employees he planned to kill, believing they had implicated him in the previous murders
tabler continued to call police to taunt them and make new threats ,he was initially arrested on unrelated charges but soon became a suspect in the murders
although he confessed to the crimes after his capture he later recanted and denied committing them .
despite his change of story the jury found him guilty of all four murders , his brutality disregarded for life and constant threats marked him as a highly dangerous individual
his violent behavior in prison also influenced his death sentence in 2007.
richard lee tabler 45, will be executed on the 13 th of february 2025
sceduled execution date the 13th of march 2004, in 1976 wood was arrested and convicted of indecency with a minor
receiving a 5 year prison senence of wich he served aprroximately 2 years before being released in 1978
in 1980 he committed two rapes in El paso one against a 19 year old women and another against a 13 year old girl
,for this offenses ,he was sentenced to 20 years in prison but served only 6 years before being released before being released on parole in 1987.after his release ,he bega working at a furniture store in El Paso.
on 1987 9 women disaperead in El paso, ranging an age from 13 to 24
on the 23rd of october on that same year wood was arrested for the kidnapping and rape of kelling, his arrest led police to discover more bodies and obtain circumstantial evidence such as fibers that matched those of the victims.
as well a testimony from other inmates who claimed wood bragged about his crimes, he was charged with the murders of several women although the fate of some victims remains unclear.
during his trial which was moved to Dallas becaise of media coverage in El Paso wood insisted on his innocence.
in 1992 he as convicted of six murders and sentenced to death despite his attempts to delay the trial the verdict was clear and on the 14th of january 1993 he received the death sentence
david leoanard wood 67 will be executed on the 13 th of march ,2025
scheduled execution date the 20th of march 2025
in november 2005 in blaine county Oklahoma wendell grissom and john’s after drinking whiskey and discussing burglary plans randomly chose a house to burglarize
upon braking into the the residence they encountered drew cop who was in the house with his two daughters and their friend amber matthews allthoug cop attempted to negotiate ,grissom shot him in the head.
matthews attemtpting to escape with a baby was struck by grissom who shot her in the bck of the head and then in the in the forehead
after the murder grissom and john fled in a vehicle they found in the garage and were arrested at a nearby convenience store, at trial grissom was convicted of first -degree murder, attempted murder and other charges.
amber , matthews 23 died while trying to protect the children adding further tragedy to the crime
john ‘s was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, grissom’s execution is scheduled for the 20th of march 2025 with a clemency hearing scheduled for the 5th of februari
his attorneys will argue that he suffers from brain damage that affects his behavior
scheduled execution date the 23rd of april 2025
pm the 18th of march 2004 in c0lin county Texas moises sandoval mendoza murdered a 20 year old women by strangling her.
after the crime , he moved her body to a field behind his hosue where he left it for several days.
he was later questioned by the police but instead of cooperating, he took the body a well in a rural area, sett int on fire and buried ot under brush.
on the 23rd of june 2005 mendoza was comvicted of capital murder and a jury recommended the death penalty based on the evidence presented
the conviction was affirmed by the Texas criminal court on the 5th of november 2008 despite appeals on the 10th of june 2009 his appeals were dismissed and the sentence was affirmed.
mendoza is currently awaiting execution allthough his case could be avffected by possible appeals and clemency appeals .
moises mendoza 40, will be executed on the 23rd april 2025
execution date : june 18, 2025
in september 1985 percy hutton was close friends with mitchell and samuel simmons until he believed ha had been robbed, hutton threarened to kill both men if he discovered they were involved in the robbery
on the 16th of september 1985 hutton accompanied by his brother bruce drove to samuel’s house after confronting samuel and mitchell about the stolen machine and tires hutton drove them to a parking lot , where he shot samuel twice in the head
samuel survived and attempted to seek help, hutton later returned and falsely claimed that an unknown man had shot samuel, taking him to the hospital.
mitchell was later found dead with the same caliber bullet used against samuel.
percy hutton turned himself into polivr on the 5th of october 1985, after being charged with the murder of 24 year old Derek mitchell in Cleveland Ohio.
on the 16th of september 1985 allthough the defense argued that hutton was in indianapolis at the time of mitchell’s death, he was sentenced to death.
initially , his execution was scheduled for the 22nd of june 2022 however du to difficulties in finding the necessary drugs for the execution – thegovenor mike dwine decided to postpone it.after sepending 35 years on death row hutton’s execution is now scheduled for the 18th of june 2025
percy hutton 63, will be executed on the 18th of june 2025
scheduled execution date the 30th of july 2025
on the evening of the 1st of november 1985 ,Tia talbert returned home from shopping to find a devastating scene,inside the family home .
she discovered the lifeless bodies glenna green 46, lana green 23, datrin talbet 7 datwan talbet 6 and vyana green also six
all had been brutally murdered by samuel moreland in addition three other children present in the home had been violently attacked beaten and or shot left in agony with the intention that they would not survive
shortly thereafter samuel moreland returned to the scene of the crime and was immediately arrested by the police.
during the search, officers found a bloodstained $ 20 bill in his pocket as well as gunshot residue on his hands, however although the evidence suggested his involvement there was no conclusive evidence to determine wheter he had recently fired a gun.
in 1986 a jury convicted him and he as sentenced to deathover the following decades his attorneys filed multiple appeals at the state and federal level.all of which were rejected, finally after exhausting all legal avenues the Ohio supreme court has scheduled his execution in 2025
his legal team has taken the case to the interamerican commission on human rights arguing that violations of his client’s fundamental rights have been committed
samuel moreland 63, will be executed on the 30th of july 2025
scheduled execution date the 24th of september 2025
in december 1996 ,douglas coley and his accomplice ,joseph green kidnapped, robbed and attempted to murder david moore in Toledo after a costing more as he was unloading his car,they forced him into their vehicle, stole money from him and drove him to an isolated field.where coley shot him several times,moore pretending to be dead managed to escape and call for help
police found evidence including shell casings matching coley’s gun and a stolen ford taurus that had previously been seen by a relative of the defendants connecting the criminals to the crime
samar el -okdi was found dead at the hands of douglas coley on the 7th of january 1997 after dispappearing on the 3rd of january.
police traced her movements to that day but were unable to determine with certainty her abduction. following the disappearance ,family and friends distrubuted flyers and hired a privat detective El -okdi ‘s car was spotted on several ocassions and police discovered a stolen podiac 6000 linked to the case
the investigation led to the arrest of green and coley who was charged with kidnapping robbery and murder.the evidence against him includes witness testimony, the recovery of the stolen vehicle with false plates, possession of the victims purse and the matching of the weapon used in both crimes with the one found in his possession
despite to appeal his execution is still scheduled .
douglas coley 49, will be executed on the 24 of september 2025
execution date the 30th of october 2025
in january 1996 melinda stevens was shot and killed by timothy coleman in an alley behind riddle ribs in springfield ohio.
stevens who had worked as a confidential informatn for the police had made controle drugs purchases from coleman, after being arrested for drug trafficking ,coleman expressed anger at stevens whom he blamed for his arrest.
in a conversation with his cellmate, coleman admitted that he planned to get revenge on her.in his statement coleman initially denied involvement in the murder but later admitted to shooting stevens
according to his account after leaving the resturant with stevens he killed her at point blank range shooting her twice in the bacck of the head
the investigation revealed that the weapon used was an automatic or semi-automatic pistol,model colt.or davis P380 and that the wounds were fatal.police fouind shell casings and evidence at the crime scene but did not recover the murder weapon.
on the 17th of january 1996 a grand jury indicted coleman for aggravated murder and for committing the crime to prevent stevens from testifying at his drug trial.
in marsh 1996 he was formally indicted and after a trial the jury found him guilty on all charges recommending the death penalty.
timothy coleman 56, will be executed on the 30th of october 2025
execution date rescheduled for the 10th of december 2025
on the 25th of march 1997 kareem jackson along with an accomplice hatched a plan to rob an apartment in columbus ohio,they were joined by two other men michael patterson and Derek boone and a women who was the driver.
they drove to the apartment of the victims ,antonio hunter and terrence walker.after jackson enter , terrence greeted jackson by name recognizing him.
meanwhile the two victims were forced to confront the intruders who were looking for drugs and money,
the accomplice broke into the house armed with shotguns and began searching the apartment, during this time jackson beat becky lewis and threatened her life subsequently jackson took becky into the kitchen while patterson and little B exited the apartment,leaving jackson and boon inside.
the victims antonio and terrence were forcedto lie faced down on the livingroom floor allthough they tried to plead for their lives jackson ordered them killed stating that because they knew his name he must kill them both were executed
in the apartment were two women who managed to escape when they thought it was safe and upon discovering the bodies went a nearby apartment to call the police
police developed a sketch of an accomplice who turned himself in shortly thereafter in his statement the accomplice identified jackson as one of the perpetrators.
kareem M jackson.51 ,will be executed on the 10th of december 2025
and with that we have have presented the compilation of all the people who will be visiting the death row in 2025