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2 days ago · Cedric Ricks was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the murder of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her 8-year-old Anthony.

Mar 3, 2026 · Former police officer James Duckett is set to be executed March 31 for the 1987 killing of an 11-year-old girl. All Florida executions are carried out via lethal injection using a sedative, a …

2 days ago · A north Texas man faces execution on Wednesday for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her eight-year-old son nearly 13 years ago. Cedric Ricks was sentenced to death for the May 2013 …

Forty-seven people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2025, thirty-nine by lethal injection, five by nitrogen hypoxia, and three by firing squad. [1][2] The number of executions in 2025 became …

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Dec 7, 2025 · So far this year, 44 people have been executed. That's up from 25 last year. I spoke to Robin Maher at the Death Penalty Information Center, which tracks capital punishment. And she …