What to know about public executions, and why they stopped in the U.S.
- Posted on October 9, 2026
- By Washington Post
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What to know about public executions, and why they stopped in the U.S.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Fort Hood shooter's execution would be livestreamed, which would make it the first public execution in the U.S. in decades.
