Charles Victor Thompson, a Texas inmate convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in 1998, was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday, becoming the first person executed in the U.S.

Charles Victor Thompson, a Texas man, had previously escaped authorities’ custody while on death row. The escape led to a three-day manhunt before he was captured and executed by the state, making him the first person to be put to death in the United States this year.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has postponed the executions of three more inmates on death row, including the man convicted of killing a 12-year-old boy in Northeast Ohio more than four decades ago.

Ohio Governor DeWine announced in a news release on Friday, January 30, that several inmate executions have been delayed. DeWine issued the execution reprieves for Gerald Hand, Danny Lee Hill, and Cleveland R. Jackson. Hill was convicted of murdering 12-year-old Raymond Fife of Warren in 1985 and was sentenced to death.

Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was executed by the state of Texas at 6:50pm on Jan. 28, 2026. Thompson was convicted of murdering his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend in 1998.

From meals to showers to visitors, this is what life is like on Florida's death row for convicted killer Wade Wilson.

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied a recommendation for clemency for death row inmate Kendrick Simpson, clearing the way for his execution.

Killer Wade Wilson doesn't sit alone on death row when it comes to inmates tied to killings in SW Florida. See all the faces.