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Nathan Dunlap (credit: Colorado Governor's Office)

Governor Ponders Clemency For Convicted Killer

Gov. John Hickenlooper has spoken with seven prosecutors and two defense attorneys as he ponders whether to grant clemency to Nathan Dunlap, who faces execution in August for ambushing and killing four people in 1993.

2013/05/15

Nathan Dunlap in court on May 1 (credit: Denver Post)

DA Responds To Clemency Petition For Convicted Killer On Death Row

The district attorney of the office that prosecuted a man on death row is asking Gov. John Hickenlooper not to grant him clemency.

2013/05/10

Hickenlooper Holding Death Penalty Case Meetings

Gov. John Hickenlooper is meeting with lawyers, victims’ families and law enforcement about the pending execution of one of three men on Colorado’s death row.

2013/05/03

Execution Week To Be Set For Colorado Inmate

A man convicted of shooting four people to death at a Colorado pizza restaurant in 1993 will learn Wednesday the week in which state officials plan to execute him.

2013/05/01

Court Rejects Execution Procedure Challenge

Condemned killer Nathan Dunlap has lost his bid to challenge the procedure that Colorado will use to execute him.

2013/04/25

‘Texas 7′ Member On Death Row Loses Appeal

One of the remaining notorious “Texas 7″ gang members on death row has lost a court appeal.

2013/03/20

Supreme Court Refuses Chuck E. Cheese’s Killer’s Appeal

A Colorado judge can schedule the state’s first execution in 15 years after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from an inmate who killed four people at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in 1993.

2013/02/19

Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers talks to members of the news media before heading into the Arapahoe County Courthouse July 23, 2012 in Centennial, Colorado. Chambers said the prosecutor's office would consult with family members when deciding whether or not to pursue the death penalty for James Holmes, 24, who is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 in a shooting spree July 20, during a screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises.' (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

District Attorney Carol Chambers Put 2 Of 3 Inmates On Death Row

The lead prosecutor handling the mass shooting in a Denver suburb says it will be months before there’s a decision on whether to pursue the death penalty, and she’ll decide only after talking to victim families.

2012/07/23

Colorado Court Rejects Death Row Inmate’s Appeal

A man convicted of killing four people at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant nearly 19 years ago moved closer to execution following the rejection of his appeal by a federal appeals court.

2012/04/16

Colorado Death Row Inmate Given Right To Exercise

Convicted murderer Nathan Dunlap has been transferred to the Sterling Correctional Facility where he will have the opportunity to exercise five days a week as part of an agreement between prison officials and the American Civil Liberties Union.

2011/07/27