This story is part of Evil in the Archives: The Case Files, a new digital series revisiting some of the most haunting crimes preserved in the Action News archives. Three young employees were executed ...

SACRAMENTO — California’s oldest condemned inmate asked a federal judge late Wednesday to block his execution next week, saying it would be cruel and unusual because of his age and health problems.

Clarence Ray Allen, California's oldest condemned inmate, moved a step closer to his Tuesday execution date when a federal appeals court dismissed one of his final appeals. Allen, who turns 76 on ...

SIMON: This is Clarence Ray Allen in his younger days; a wealthy businessman who owned his owned his own airplane. But Allen also had a violent streak. He was convicted in the murder of his son's ...

Authorities said the killings at Fran's Market were ordered from prison, ending decades later with Clarence Ray Allen's execution. Authorities said the killings at Fran's Market were ordered from ...