Facing His Eighth Execution Date, Richard Glossip Asks for Clemency
An Oklahoma court refused to consider new evidence of Glossip’s innocence. Now the state’s parole board may be his last chance.
The owner of a Best Budget Inn on the outskirts of Oklahoma City was killed inside Room 102. The state has spent years trying to execute Richard Glossip for the crime despite mounting evidence that he is innocent.
An Oklahoma court refused to consider new evidence of Glossip’s innocence. Now the state’s parole board may be his last chance.
Glossip faces a December execution date as Oklahoma lawmakers call attention to new evidence of prosecutorial misconduct in his case.
As witnesses came out of the woodwork and an independent report cast grave doubt on Glossip’s conviction, the state set a new execution date.
After a sweeping review of Oklahoma’s system of capital punishment, a bipartisan panel warns that the state must correct “systemic flaws.”
Amid lingering doubts over Richard Glossip’s guilt, a new report slams the state’s bungled execution protocol while proposing new, improved ways to kill.
The attorney general sought an indefinite stay on executions to solve problems with Oklahoma's lethal drugs. Meanwhile, doubts linger over the state's official account.
In a dramatic and wholly unexpected move, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin halted the execution of Richard Glossip on Wednesday, citing “last-minute questions” about the lethal injection protocol the state planned to use to kill him.
Following intimidation tactics by the DA against new witnesses, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals denied Glossip’s last attempt to prove his innocence.
On the eve of Richard Glossip's most recent execution date, a new witness came forward with evidence that Glossip was framed.
An Oklahoma appeals court issued a last-minute stay of execution for Richard Glossip in order to consider new evidence that could prove his innocence.
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