William Thompson was convicted of torturing and beating 23-year-old Sally Ivester with chains in 1976.
A death row inmate who was first sentenced to death in 1976 was resentenced for the third time in 2026 before his attorneys argued that he is not competent to be executed, putting his execution order ...
William Thompson, 74, was convicted of the March 30, 1976, killing of 23-year-old Sally Ivester in North Miami Beach.
The number of death sentences imposed was 23. There are 1,973 people on death row in the United States as of July 1, 2026. Since 1976, when the death penalty was reinstated by the US Supreme Court, ...