Death Row inmate, arrested 40 years ago in murder of Dayton family, dies in prison

Southwest Ohio's longest-serving resident on the state's Death Row has died, just over 40 years after he was arrested for the ...

Alabama set to execute man who did not kill anyone

This fact is not in dispute: Charles “Sonny” Burton, 75, has never killed anyone.

Alabama man facing execution for deadly robbery asks for clemency as he didn't kill victim

Charles “Sonny” Burton said no one was supposed to get hurt during the 1991 AutoZone robbery that landed him on death row, ...

Alabama man facing execution for robbery in last bid for clemency as he didn’t kill victim

Charles "Sonny" Burton, 75, is scheduled to be executed in Alabama next month, despite his claim that he was unaware anyone ...
Hoodline

Clock Ticking For Blount County Killer As Judge Orders Death Row Mind Check

With a December 3, 2026 execution date on the books, Blount County Circuit Court Judge David R. Duggan has ordered state-appointed experts to evaluate death-row inmate Gary Wayne Sutton, setting up a ...
Opinion

Alabama Is About to Execute a 75-Year-Old Man Who Didn’t Even Kill Anyone. There’s Still Time to Stop It.

His name is Charles “Sonny” Burton, and he was one of six people who robbed a Talladega AutoZone in 1991.