A Texas death row inmate who gained notoriety after a brazen escape from jail has been executed for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in 1998. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Texas inmate Charles Victor Thompson, convicted of a 1998 double murder, was put to death Wednesday, becoming the first person executed in the U.S. this year, the Associated Press ...

Pregnant actress Sharon Tate, 26, begged for her unborn baby's life before being murdered by Charles Manson's followers in August 1969 - her final words were 'mother... mother.' ...

Three inmates are dead and 13 are injured following a fight at Washington State Prison in Davisboro. Local deputies and state troopers assisted the GDC in regaining control of the facility and ...

U.S. marshals joined the manhunt after three inmates escaped the DeKalb County Jail during a routine security check. Authorities warned the fugitives may be armed and dangerous, with one escapee ...

A routine facility check at a county jail just east of Atlanta on Monday morning suddenly turned into a manhunt after officials discovered three men, all accused of violent crimes, had escaped the ...

Authorities have captured three inmates, including one charged with murder, who escaped from a county jail east of Atlanta. The trio fled the DeKalb County Jail early on Dec. 22, according to the ...

Charles Manson was one of the most notorious cult leaders of the 1960s, but he refused to take responsibility for the killings his followers carried out for decades. What did he tell a documentary ...

EDENTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A woman in Chowan County got a terrifying surprise Monday morning when she found an escaped inmate hiding in the back of her car. 75-year-old Marie Steinburg had just left her ...

UPDATE: Escaped inmate Charles Babb was apprehended, according to the Edenton Police Department. Charles Babb (Courtesy: Edenton Police Department) EDENTON, N.C. (WAVY) — An inmate, Charles Edward ...