Joshua Miller

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Politics Editor at The Boston Globe

Hiker. Runner. Writer. Tweeter of old photos. Assistant Metro Editor at The Boston Globe.

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Inside the Death Chamber as Florida Executes Convicted Killer Michael Tanzi

2 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Joshua Miller

A death-row inmate who kidnapped, assaulted and killed a stranger on her lunch break 25 years ago died via lethal injection on Tuesday in Florida as hundreds of fervent demonstrators protested the nation's eleventh execution in 2025. Michael Anthony Tanzi, 48, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. local time after receiving a three-drug protocol at Florida State Prison in Raiford, about 45 miles west of Jacksonville.
Too Big to Kill? Florida Prepares to Execute ‘Morbidly Obese’ Inmate

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Joshua Miller

Almost 25 years to the day he abducted, assaulted and murdered a Miami woman relaxing on her lunch break, Michael Anthony Tanzi is set to pay for his crime with his life, in an execution that his lawyers, activists and religious officials say should not be carried due, in part, to the condemned inmate's size.
Father Sues School Over Spartans Mascot: Symbol of ‘White Supremacy’

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Joshua Miller

A New York father and NAACP leader is demanding his school district ditch its new "Spartans" mascot, alleging the warriors from ancient Greece symbolize enslavement and white supremacy. William King Moss III, a father of two second-graders in the Brentwood Union Free School District on Long Island, filed a lawsuit last month claiming the Spartans moniker represents a symbol of "white supremacy" that violates state civil rights and constitutional protections.
College Student Under Fire After Asking Administrators What They Do All Day

4 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Joshua Miller

Taking a page out of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency playbook, college sophomore Alex Shieh had a straightforward question for the thousands of university administrators employed by Brown University, where tuition is approaching six figures a year:What, exactly, do you do?
Former Delaware Principal Allegedly Raped Student for Years: Court Docs

4 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Joshua Miller

A former middle school principal in Delaware allegedly raped and sexually abused a child for years, court documents show. Tasha Purnell-known as Tasha Oliver during her tenure at Alexis I. du Pont Middle School in Wilmington-was indicted in August on charges of third-degree rape, fourth-degree rape, sexual abuse of a child by a person of trust and continuous sexual abuse of a child.
Former Delaware Principal Allegedly Raped Student for Years: Court Docs

4 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Joshua Miller

tasha oliver. Tasha Purnell, formerly known as Tasha Oliver at Alexis I. du Pont Middle School in Delaware, was indicted in August on charges including rape, sexual abuse of a child by a person of trust and continuous sexual abuse of a child. Delaware Department of Justice A former middle school principal in Delaware allegedly raped and sexually abused a child for years, court documents show. Tasha Purnell-known as Tasha Oliver during her tenure at Alexis I.
Luigi Mangione Prosecutors Claim Witnesses in Case Have Been Threatened

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Joshua Miller

Luigi Mangione wants access to a laptop while in federal custody, but prosecutors object to the proposal, citing alleged witness threats in the high-profile slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Attorneys for Mangione, 26, filed a motion Friday seeking full discovery from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office as the accused killer prepares for trial for the December 4 fatal shooting of Thompson outside a hotel in New York City.
Wendell Grissom Final Words, Last Meal Before Oklahoma Execution

1 month ago | mahoningmatters.com | Joshua Miller

A former truck driver who confessed to killing a woman as she held her friend's infant during a home invasion two decades ago was executed Thursday in Oklahoma, officials said. Wendell Arden Grissom, 56, was pronounced dead at about 10:13 a.m. after receiving a three-chemical cocktail via lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, where several relatives of his victims as well as his own family watched his final moments, state corrections officials said.
Wendell Grissom Final Words, Last Meal Before Oklahoma Execution

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Joshua Miller

A former truck driver who confessed to killing a woman as she held her friend's infant during a home invasion two decades ago was executed Thursday in Oklahoma, officials said. Wendell Arden Grissom, 56, was pronounced dead at about 10:13 a.m. after receiving a three-chemical cocktail via lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, where several relatives of his victims as well as his own family watched his final moments, state corrections officials said.
Condemned Inmate Begs for Forgiveness on Eve of His Execution

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Joshua Miller

Wendell Arden Grissom is ready to die. The former trucker sentenced to death in Oklahoma for fatally shooting a woman as she held a friend's newborn during a home invasion two decades ago said he's prepared for his final breaths as he awaits Thursday's scheduled execution. "I don't want to spend the rest of my life in here," Grissom told Newsweek late Monday in an exclusive interview from Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.