Melvin Trotter was executed Feb. 24 for the brutal 1986 murder of Virgie Langford during a convenience store robbery in Palmetto, Florida.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Florida, which has made the death penalty a priority, must be more transparent about how it's killing death row inmates.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor expressed concerns about Florida’s lethal injection procedure on Tuesday, urging more transparency as ...

Melvin Trotter was executed by lethal injection for the 1986 murder of 70-year-old Virgie Langford, a mother of four on the verge of retirement.

Melvin Trotter, 65, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke for the ...

Indiana's spending on execution drugs revealed, showing $100,000 for October and a total of $1.275 million on pentobarbital.

California issued a stay of execution for Michael Angelo Morales in 2006, sparking a debate about the ethical implications of ...

Melvin Trotter, convicted of a 1986 murder, faces execution in Florida today after the Supreme Court denied his appeals.