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Dylann Roof: US court upholds death sentence on church attacker

August 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

An appeals court in the US has upheld the death sentence given to a white supremacist who killed nine black people at a South Carolina church. Dylann Roof targeted a Bible study group in 2015, […]

Dylann Roof, Convicted Charleston Church Killer, Wants to Fire Jewish, Indian Lawyers

September 20, 2017 zoshinuk 0

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A white supremacist who was sentenced to death in the 2015 massacre of nine black worshippers has told a federal appeals court he wants to fire his appellate attorneys because one of […]

Dylann Roof drove to second black church, court docs say

February 23, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Because he had to leave his day job late, the pastor of a South Carolina church canceled his weekly Bible study class. That move may have averted a second round of deadly […]

Dylann Roof sentenced to death

January 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

White supremacist Dylann Roof has been sentenced to death for the racially motivated killings of nine black people at a South Carolina church. Dylann Roof was convicted last month of 33 federal charges, including hate […]

Another Competency Hearing for Dylann Roof Today

January 2, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Charleston, SC: Judge Richard Gergel will hold another competency hearing for Dylann Roof, the man convicted of killing nine people at a Charleston church. The hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Monday, one day […]

(Dylann Roof) S.C. killer plans scant execution defense

December 29, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dylann Roof, who was convicted earlier this month of killing nine people in a black church in Charleston, said he won’t call any witnesses or present evidence when he represents himself in […]

Dylann Roof will not use mental health experts during his sentencing because he believes ‘psychology is a Jewish invention’

December 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Dylann Roof chose not to use mental health experts at his murder trial over the death of nine black Charleston church worshipers because he believes psychology is a Jewish invention. The 22-year-old filed a handwritten […]

This Is What We Aren’t Seeing in the Dylann Roof Trial

December 14, 2016 1313ujamaa 0

As her friend lay dying on the floor, Polly Sheppard grabbed her friend’s phone and tried to dial 911 as a killer stalked the basement of her church. She hid beneath a table caught in […]

Roof’s mother suffers heart attack as prosecutors detail attack plans

December 9, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dylann Roof’s mother suffered a heart attack not long after prosecutors described how her son planned a cold and calculated killing of nine black church members in a racially motivated attack, the […]

Trial of accused Emanuel AME Church shooter expected to begin Wednesday

December 7, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The federal death penalty trial for the man charged with hate crimes in the deaths of nine people at Emanuel AME Church is expected to begin Wednesday. Authorities say Dylann Roof, 22, sat with the […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]