The Islamic Republic of Iran is on track to exceed the record number of executions it carried out against opponents in 2025, with 657 executions in the first three months of the year, according to the ...

Iran has unleashed several new executions — with many more expected to come — over fears of another citizen-led uprising as the embattled regime fights for survival in its war against the US and ...

When 11-year-old Teresa Mae McAbee was kidnapped, raped, strangled and drowned in the small Florida city of Mascotte nearly 40 years ago, a surprising suspect emerged: a rookie cop named James Duckett ...

James Duckett and Teresa McAbee (Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Plans to execute a former Mascotte police officer ...

James Duckett will not be put to death Tuesday night as courts grapple with DNA challenges. James Duckett appears in a photo taken on death row at Union Correctional Institution. The Florida Supreme ...

The Florida Supreme Court has stayed the execution of former police officer James Duckett. Duckett was sentenced to death in 1988 for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Teresa Mae McAbee. Duckett's ...

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James Duckett was granted a rare stay of execution Thursday ahead of his scheduled lethal injection on Tuesday. The state is asking for the stay to be lifted. James Duckett appears in a photo taken on ...

The majority of the court agreed to the stay as James Aren Duckett awaits postconviction DNA testing. The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday issued a temporary stay of next week’s scheduled execution ...

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