Death penalty

A Louisiana man who killed a police officer who pulled over to help him got the death penalty. However, Louisiana is not currently executing people.

A dad in North Carolina was sentenced to death for sexually torturing and then murdering his teenage daughter. No motive has been given in the case.

A man was sentenced to death for killing a cop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The officers told the suspect to get out of the car more than 50 times when he started shooting.

A former U.S. Marine was sentenced to death for killing two police officers in Florida. Both victims were shot in the head and face during an argument.

A man in Pennsylvania was sentenced to death for a double murder, and killing an unborn child. One of the killings was a cover-up for the first.

A serial killer operated in the Daytona Beach, Florida, area in the mid-2000s. He escaped the death penalty for murder but was sentenced to life in prison.

A man pleaded guilty to numerous charges for a mass shooting at a Sonic in Nebraska that killed two employees. Prosecutors still plan to seek the death penalty.

A gang member known as "guilty" killed three people in various shootings in California. A jury found him guilty of murder and recommended a death sentence.

A man in Alabama was sentenced to death for killing his ex-wife. Investigators say he broke in and killed her, but her remains have never been found.

A man who, at 16 years old, killed a store clerk was sentenced to death. But, here is why he could soon walk out of an Alabama prison as a free man.

Parkland School shooter Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder for his attack on a school. But should he be put to death with signs of mental illness?

An Arkansas woman is accused of running over and killing a police officer. Prosecutors announced they intended to seek the death penalty in the case.

Gary Bowles was known as the "I-95 Killer" and managed to stay ahead of police as he left dead bodies along the East Coast. Here is the story of his killings and capture.

Brandon Council was sentenced to death for killing two during an SC bank robbery. He spoke from federal death row about his fight not to be executed.

A Frankfort man was charged with gunning down an Indiana woman and her granddaughter in the parking lot of NHK Seating. Now, prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

Michael Gargiulo, a serial killer known as the "Hollywood Ripper," was sentenced to death. He killed two women in South Carolina, including a woman connected to Ashton Kutcher.

A man will head to California death row for a triple homicide over a car sale. The convict was released from prison just months before the killing.

Ronnie Oneal, who represented himself during a trial in Florida, was found guilty of a double murder. A jury will soon decide if he should be sentenced to death.

Here are some dads who committed unspeakable crimes that included the murder of women and children. Many of their stories shocked the nations when police made the arrests.