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Kimberly McCarthy (credit: Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

Lancaster Woman’s Execution To Be Delayed

A woman scheduled to be put to death next week has been given a temporary stay of execution. Kimberly McCarthy of Lancaster was convicted of the brutal 1997 murder of an elderly neighbor.

2013/03/29

(credit: Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice)

Dallas Woman Set To Die Next Month Seeking Delay

A condemned Dallas woman who avoided execution with a last-day reprieve in January is asking a Dallas judge to again halt her execution now set for early next month.

2013/03/22

Convicted Texas murderer Kimberly McCarthy. (credit: Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice)

Texas Female Execution Halted, DA Will Not Appeal

The first woman scheduled to be executed in the U.S. since 2010 won a reprieve Tuesday, mere hours before she was scheduled to be taken to the Texas death chamber.

2013/01/29

Lawyers Push To Stay Execution Of North Texas Woman

Defense lawyers have made a late request to halt the execution of a North Texas woman set to become the first female put to death in the U.S. in three years. The request was sent just hours before Kimberly McCarthy’s scheduled execution.

2013/01/29

Texas death chamber execution gurney. (credit: AP)

Texas Woman’s Execution 1st In US Since 2010

A Texas woman convicted of the grisly slaying and robbery of a 71-year-old neighbor is set to become the first woman executed in the United States since 2010.

2013/01/28