The planned public execution has been canceled, but what message did it send?

NPR | By Sophia Paliza-Carre,

Scott Detrow, Jeanette Woods

Published October 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM MDT

President Trump announced that the Fort Hood attacker's execution will not be livestreamed. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with New Yorker journalist Dexter Filkins, who witnessed a public execution.

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Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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