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The latest death warrant follows the execution of Richard Knight, 47, last Thursday for the 2000 murders of Odessia Stephens and her four-year-old daughter Hanessia Mullings in Coral Springs.
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Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
The Federal Defender Services of Idaho told a federal judge that prison officials apparently failed to even check the expiration date of the execution drugs before obtaining a death warrant for Creech in October 2024.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Another nine executions are scheduled for the rest of the year so far but that figure is sure to increase as states can issue death warrants at any time.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
While his death warrant is paused, Wood's original conviction and sentence still stand.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
The Federal Defender Services of Idaho told a federal judge that prison officials apparently failed to even check the expiration date of the execution drugs before obtaining a death warrant for Creech in October 2024.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Another nine executions are scheduled for the rest of the year so far but that figure is sure to increase as states can issue death warrants at any time.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
While his death warrant is paused, Wood's original conviction and sentence still stand.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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“Death warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20warrant. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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