The most recent U.S. execution took place Friday, when Brad Sigmon, 67, died by firing squad in South Carolina. Sigmon, who ...

Nelson was the first Texas death row inmate executed since ... rather than giving time to his killer,” Dobson’s family said in its statement. “Steven Nelson forever changed our lives ...

Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, was executed on Feb. 5. He was convicted of the 2011 killing of the Rev. Clint Dobson, a 28-year ... be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years.

Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, was executed on Feb. 5. He was convicted of the 2011 killing of the Rev. Clint Dobson, a 28-year ... be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years.