Jury Sentences Smyrnes To Death Penalty
GREENSBURG (KDKA) — A jury has sentenced the man who investigators call the ringleader of the so-called “Greensburg 6” to the death penalty. The group is accused in connection with the torture and...
View ArticleMurphy Gets Death Sentence
GREENSBURG (KDKA)- A Westmoreland County jury has sentenced Kevin Murphy to death. Last week, they found the Saltsburg man guilty of killing his mother, sister and aunt back in April of 2009. “The...
View ArticleWashington County Man Scheduled For Execution Next Month
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Washington County man is scheduled to be executed sometime next month, but the likelihood of that happening is pretty slim. Governor Tom Corbett has signed nearly three dozen...
View ArticleOhio Killer Who Survived Execution Wants Next Try Blocked
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A convicted Ohio killer who survived a botched execution attempt in 2009 is asking a federal judge to prevent a second trip to the state’s death chamber. Romell Broom was...
View ArticleOhio Carries Out 1st Execution Following 3 Years-Plus Delay
LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) – Ohio has put to death a child killer in the state’s first execution in more than three years following a prolonged search for lethal drugs. Ronald Phillips was executed...
View Article‘We Are Forever Grateful For Your Judgement’: Fallen Officer Brian Shaw’s...
GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Justice for fallen Officer Brian Shaw: that’s how friends, family and fellow police officers described the jury’s death sentence for convicted killer Rahmael Holt. KDKA’s Meghan...
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