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• Alabama Executes Inmate Convicted of 1998 Double Murder — 2026-06-11

  An Alabama inmate convicted of a 1998 double murder was scheduled for execution on June 11, 2026, despite supporters calling for a second look at the case before the sentence was carried out.

  Source: WSFA

• Third Arrest Made in Baton Rouge Fatal Shooting Investigation — 2025-06-11

  Baton Rouge Police Homicide Detectives made a third arrest in connection with a fatal shooting at Airline Highway and Greenwell Street, bringing the total number of suspects charged to three.

  Source: Baton Rouge Police Department (Facebook)

• Deathbed Confession Sends Investigators to Search Arkansas Pond for 1980s Murder Victim — 2026-06-11

  Crawford County, Arkansas investigators confirmed they searched a pond near Chester after a dying man confessed to killing a 13-year-old boy in the 1980s and dumping the body there. No remains were located during the initial search, but authorities are working to bring in a dive team.

  Source: 5NEWS

• Canada's Supreme Court Restricts Undercover 'Mr. Big' Sting Confessions — 2014-06-11

  Canada's Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in R. v. Hart placing new limits on 'Mr. Big' undercover sting confessions, including a June 11 confession in which a suspect re-enacted how a drowning occurred. The decision changed how such evidence could be used in Canadian courts.

  Source: Supreme Court of Canada via CanLII

• South Carolina Vacates Conviction of 14-Year-Old Executed in 1944 — 2014-06-11

  A South Carolina judge vacated the murder conviction of George Stinney Jr., who was 14 years old when he was executed in 1944 for the murders of two young white girls — making him the youngest person executed in the United States in the twentieth century. The exoneration came seventy years after his death.

  Source: Death Penalty Information Center