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4 days ago · Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic piperidine opioid primarily used as an analgesic. It is 20 to 40 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine; [8] its primary clinical utility is in pain management for cancer patients and those recovering from painful surgeries. [9] [10] Fentanyl is also used as a sedative. [11]
19 hours ago · Death; reduced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after appeal. Laci Denise Peterson ( née Rocha; May 4, 1975 — c. December 24, 2002) was an American woman murdered by her husband, Scott Lee Peterson (born October 24, 1972), while eight months pregnant with their first child. Laci disappeared on December 24, 2002, from ...
5 days ago · In a May 23, 2024 op-ed published in The Dallas Morning News, Brian Wharton, the retired supervising detective in Robert Roberson’s case, urged Anderson County District Attorney Allyson Mitchell to reexamine the case and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reexamine a pending motion on Mr. Roberson’s innocence claims, which have previously been denied.
4 days ago · John Ruthell Henry, 63, American serial killer, execution by lethal injection. Stephanie Kwolek, 90, American chemist, inventor of Kevlar. Johnny Mann, 85, American composer, Grammy Award-winning arranger ("Up, Up and Away") and singer (Alvin and the Chipmunks). Claire Martin, 100, Canadian author.
19 hours ago · Iran's increased use of the death penalty for drug offences is said to have contributed to 2023 being the deadliest year for executions since 2015 - when 1,634 known executions were carried out.
4 days ago · John Marion Grant, 60, American convict, execution by lethal injection. Uwe Grimm, 58, German mathematician and physicist. Linwood Holton, 98, American politician, governor of Virginia (1970–1974). Calvin Jones, 70, American football player (Denver Broncos). Rama Khandwala, 94, Indian Army officer and tour guide.
4 days ago · There have been several botched attempts at executions in the Southern state, with the execution of Joe Nathan James Jr. taking three hours, the longest in U.S. history, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, and the executions of Alan Eugene Miller and Kenneth Eugene Smith both failing when lethal injection was attempted.
