Entries tagged with “Tyler Robinson”
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,Sep 22, 2025
Victims’ Families in Kirk and Berry Cases Cite Religious Reasons for Opposition to the Death Penalty
Murder victims’ family members hold a wide range of views about what justice means. For some, the death penalty holds the promise of closure, while for others, it is a source of continued trauma and uncertainty. In two recent cases, victims’ family members have publicly expressed their opposition to the death penalty, citing their religious views and need to forgive. Will Berry was just 11 years old when Geoffrey West shot and killed his mother, Margaret Parrish Berry, during a gas station…
Sep 18, 2025
Spotlight on Utah’s Death Penalty
The capital charges filed against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative political activist Charlie Kirk on September 10th, have drawn new attention to Utah’s death penalty. Although Utah was among the first states to reinstate the death penalty after it was invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972, and the first to perform an execution in the modern era, executions have been rare over the last 50 years. Just eight people have been executed in Utah since 1977. In 2024, the…