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Execution Of Alan Eugene Miller
The execution of Alan Eugene Miller (January 20, 1965 – September 26, 2024) took place in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen hypoxia. It was the second execution in both the world and state to use this particular method, following the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in January 2024. Miller was convicted of the August 1999 murders of three men in Pelham, Alabama, and was sentenced to death in 2000. Crime On August 5, 1999, Miller, armed with a .40-caliber Glock pistol, shot and killed two of his co-workers, 32-year-old Lee Holdbrooks and 28-year-old Christopher Yancy, at a heating and air-conditioning distributor, then drove five miles to a business where he had previously worked and shot and killed his former supervisor, 39-year-old Terry Jarvis. Holdbrooks was shot six times, Yancy was shot three times, and Jarvis was shot five times. After the shooting, Miller drove off, only to be pulled over later that day on the side of an Alabama highway after being spotted by pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billingsley, Alabama
Billingsley is a village in Autauga County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 125. It is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area. Education facilities * Billingsley High School Geography Billingsley is located at 32°39'37.498" north, 86°42'40.489" west (32.660416, -86.711247). The community is located approximately northwest of Montgomery, south of Birmingham, and southeast of Tuscaloosa via major roads in the area (I-65 and U.S. Route 82). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.12%, is water. History Billingsley was initially referred to as Cartersville after the W. W. Carter family (the first settlers in the area) established a grist mill, a lumber company, and a cotton gin in the area. By the time the settlement had grown enough to warrant an official name, however, the Carter family was no longer the largest family, having been surpassed by the Billingsley family. Therefo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethal Injection
Lethal injection is the practice of injecting one or more drugs into a person (typically a barbiturate, paralytic, and potassium) for the express purpose of causing death. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may also be applied in a broader sense to include euthanasia and other forms of suicide. The drugs cause the person to become unconscious, stops their breathing, and causes a heart arrhythmia, in that order. First developed in the United States, the method has become a legal means of execution in Mainland China, Thailand (since 2003), Guatemala, Taiwan, the Maldives, Nigeria, and Vietnam, though Guatemala abolished the death penalty for civilian cases in 2017 and has not conducted an execution since 2000, and the Maldives has never carried out an execution since its independence. Although Taiwan permits lethal injection as an execution method, no executions have been carried out in this manner; the same is true for Nigeria. Lethal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Kenneth Meers
On June 19, 1992, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 31-year-old convenience store owner Kenneth Meers (November 2, 1960 – June 19, 1992) was murdered during a robbery perpetrated by two gunmen. The murderers, Glenn Bethany and Emmanuel Littlejohn, were arrested and charged with robbing and murdering Meers. Littlejohn was sentenced to death, while Bethany received a life sentence in separate trials between 1993 and 1994. A controversial point in the case was the lack of direct evidence proving who had killed Meers. Littlejohn maintained his innocence throughout his appeals, but these claims were rejected by the courts. After losing his clemency plea, Littlejohn was executed via lethal injection on September 26, 2024. Murder On the night of June 19, 1992, a robbery occurred at a convenience store in Oklahoma City, resulting in the death of the store owner, who was shot by two robbers. On that night, at around 10:15 p.m., 31-year-old Kenneth Meers, the owner of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Alijah Mullis
On January 29, 2008, in Galveston County, Texas, United States, three-month-old Alijah Mullis (born October 29, 2007) was found dead along a roadside at Seawall Boulevard. Investigations later connected the victim's father as a suspect behind the murder, and the father, Travis James Mullis (September 20, 1986 – September 24, 2024), surrendered himself and confessed to the crime. According to Mullis's confession, he had sexually assaulted Alijah before he strangled the infant and stomped on his head several times, which led to the death of Alijah. The murder of Alijah Mullis was regarded as one of the most shocking crimes to happen in Texas during that year. Mullis was found guilty of murdering the child and sentenced to death in 2011. After waiving his appeals, Mullis was executed on September 24, 2024. Murder and investigation On January 29, 2008, Travis James Mullis, then 21 years old, reportedly drove his car with his three-month-old son Alijah in the backseat after he arg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Felicia Gayle
Felicia "Lisha" Anne Gayle Picus (; February 6, 1956 – August 11, 1998) was an American journalist murdered during a burglary in her gated community in University City, Missouri, on August 11, 1998. Gayle, a 42-year-old reporter for the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', was found dead in her home, having been stabbed up to 43 times with a butcher's knife taken from her kitchen. Marcellus Williams was charged with and convicted of Gayle's murder. Prosecutors presented evidence that included testimonies of Williams' former cellmate, girlfriend, and a man who testified to Williams selling him Gayle's stolen laptop. Other evidence included Williams's possession of items stolen from Gayle's home. In August 2001, Williams was sentenced to death. On appeal, he raised several issues, including claims of errors in evidentiary rulings, jury instructions, and victim impact testimony. He also challenged the use of his prior criminal history and alleged improper prosecutorial comments during cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Eugene Owens
Freddie Eugene Owens (March 18, 1978 – September 20, 2024), alias Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, was an American man convicted and executed in South Carolina for the 1997 killing of Irene Grainger Graves, a convenience store clerk. Owens was 19 when he and an 18-year-old accomplice killed Graves during a robbery in November 1997. While the accomplice pleaded guilty and was later jailed for voluntary manslaughter, Owens was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death in 1999. The death sentence was overturned twice before re-sentencing trials restored the death penalty for Owens, which was subsequently upheld by the higher courts. Owens was also charged with murdering Christopher Bryan Lee, a fellow prisoner, in 1999. Owens was executed on September 20, 2024. He was the first person in South Carolina to be executed after the state's 13-year moratorium on executions. Personal life Born in South Carolina on March 18, 1978, Freddie Eugene Owens, whose mother was 18 when she g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People Executed In The United States In 2003
Sixty-five people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2003, sixty-four by lethal injection and one by electrocution. Twenty-four of them were carried out in Texas. The state of Oklahoma executed Scott Hain, who became the last juvenile offender to be executed in the United States before ''Roper v. Simmons'', which banned capital punishment nationwide for anyone under the age of eighteen. List of people executed in the United States in 2003 Demographics Executions in recent years See also * List of death row inmates in the United States * List of most recent executions by jurisdiction * List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States * List of women executed in the United States since 1976 References {{CapPun-US *List of people executed in the United States executed People executed in the United States 2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alabama Reflector
States Newsroom is a nonprofit news network in the United States. Its newsrooms focus mostly on state politics. States Newsroom grew out of NC Policy Watch, a progressive think tank founded in 2004 by Chris Fitzsimon, who said it "is sort of the model for the news sites we support". He is States Newsroom's current president. In 2017, the project expanded, using the liberal group the Hopewell Fund as an incubator until 2019 when States Newsroom became an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Organization States Newsroom provides funding, human resources, and digital support to journalists in the state newsrooms. It typically has 4-6 journalists per newsroom'''' and allows its articles to be republished for free under a Creative Commons license.'''' States Newsroom accepts no corporate donations and has publicly shared the names of all donors contributing $1,000 or more since becoming a 501(c)(3) in 2019. The progressive Wyss Foundation gave $1 million to States Newsroom in 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Straits Times
''The Straits Times'' (also known informally by its abbreviation ''ST'') is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and has a significant regional audience. The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online, the latter of which was launched in 1994. It is regarded as the newspaper of record for Singapore. Print and digital editions of ''The Straits Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' had a daily average circulation of 364,134 and 364,849 respectively in 2017, as audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations Singapore. In 2014, country-specific editions were published for residents in Brunei and Myanmar, with newsprint circulations of 2,500 and 5,000 respectively. History Early years The original conception for ''The Straits Times'' has been debated by historians of Singapore. Prior to 1845, the only English-language newspaper in Singapore was ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Fries
French fries, or simply fries, also known as chips, and finger chips (Indian English), are '' batonnet'' or '' julienne''-cut deep-fried potatoes of disputed origin. They are prepared by cutting potatoes into even strips, drying them, and frying them, usually in a deep fryer. Pre-cut, blanched, and frozen russet potatoes are widely used, and sometimes baked in a regular or convection oven, such as an air fryer. French fries are served hot, either soft or crispy, and are generally eaten as part of lunch or dinner or by themselves as a snack, and they commonly appear on the menus of diners, fast food restaurants, pubs, and bars. They are typically salted and may be served with ketchup, vinegar, mayonnaise, tomato sauce, or other sauces. Fries can be topped more heavily, as in the dishes of poutine, loaded fries or chili cheese fries, and are occasionally made from sweet potatoes instead of potatoes. Preparation The standard method for cooking french fries is deep f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baked Potato
A baked potato, known in the United Kingdom as a jacket potato, is a preparation of potato. After baking, it may be served with fillings, toppings or condiments, such as butter, cheese, sour cream, gravy, baked beans and tuna. Some varieties of potato, such as Russet Burbank potato, Russet and King Edward potato, King Edward, are more suitable for baking, owing to their size and consistency. Despite the popular misconception that potatoes are fattening, baked potatoes can be part of a healthy diet. Origin The baked potato, also known as jacket potato, is a preparation of potato originating from South America, specifically Peru. Preparation Potatoes can be baked in a conventional gas or electric oven, a convection oven, a microwave oven, on a barbecue Grill (cooking), grill, or on (or in) an open fire. Some restaurants use special ovens designed specifically to cook large numbers of potatoes, then keep them warm and ready for service. Prior to cooking, the potato is ideally sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamburg Steak
Hamburg steak is a patty of ground beef. Made popular worldwide by migrating Germans, it became a mainstream dish around the start of the 19th century. It is related to Salisbury steaks, which also use ground beef. It is considered the origin of the hamburger when, in the early 20th century, vendors began selling the Hamburg steak as a sandwich between bread. History The German equivalent of the Hamburg steak is the ''Frikadelle'', also known as a ''Bulette'', which is known to have existed in the 17th century. In the late 19th century, the Hamburg steak became popular on the menus of many restaurants in the Port of New York and New Jersey, port of New York. This kind of fillet was beef ground by hand, lightly salted, often smoked, and usually served raw in a dish along with onions and bread crumbs. The oldest document that refers to the Hamburg steak in English is a Delmonico's Restaurant menu from 1873 that offered customers an 11-cent plate of Hamburg steak that had been de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
