
President Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter | Crime Alert 10.09.26
Crime Stories with Nancy GraceShow Notes
Donald Trump has approved a recommendation for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to face execution by U.S. Army firing squad, paving the way for the first U.S. military execution in 65 years. In South Carolina, the father of two toddlers who starved to death in their Ladson home speaks out through his attorney after friends and family repeatedly warned authorities to intervene. Meanwhile, an off-duty New York City police detective stabbed seven times during an e-bike robbery in the Bronx has been released from the hospital as police arrest the suspect pair. Sydney Silvagni reports.
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