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After hearing news of Luis De La Rose had been killed in battle, Sheriff Vann went to Mission, Texas to see if the news was true, on the way, American troops found the bodies of 11 Mexicans. Commander Blocksom ordered an investigation to investigate the killings.
Carlos DeLuna (/ d ə ˈ l uː n ə /; March 15, 1962 – December 7, 1989) was an American man who was convicted of murder and executed by the State of Texas for killing Wanda Lopez, a 24-year-old gas station attendant in Corpus Christi, on the evening of February 4, 1983. [1]
Patrick O'Daniel Unit (then Mountain View), where Routier is located. Routier's trial began on January 6, 1997, in Kerrville, Texas. [19] [20] The prosecution suggested that Routier murdered her sons because of the family's financial difficulties [21] and described Routier as "...a self-centered woman, a materialistic woman, and a woman cold enough, in fact, to murder her own two children ...
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1920 and 1929. A total of 66 people were executed during this period. From 1920 to 1923, ten people were executed by hanging. The last hanging in the state was that of Nathan Lee, a man convicted of murder and executed in Brazoria County on August 31, 1923
He was housed in the Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas awaiting execution. He was executed in the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, on June 27, 2006, by lethal injection. [22] In his final statement, Reséndiz said, "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. You don't have to. I know I allowed the Devil to rule my life.
The last woman executed was Anna Månsdotter, who was executed on 7 August 1890 by decapitation with an axe. Månsdotter and her son Per Nilsson had murdered Per's wife, Hanna Johansdotter. Månsdotter was also involved in an incestuous relationship with her son, who was sentenced to life imprisonment and who was released in 1914.
Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref. At execution At offense Age difference; 1 January 25, 2024 Kenneth Eugene Smith: 58 22 36 Male White Alabama: Nitrogen hypoxia [3] 2 February 28, 2024 Ivan Abner Cantu: 50 27 23 Hispanic Texas: Lethal injection [4] 3 March 20, 2024 Willie James Pye: 59 28 31 Black Georgia ...
Carl Bevan, 51, Welsh rock drummer (60 Ft. Dolls) and painter. [257] (death announced on this date) Rory Burke, 30, Irish rugby union player (Munster, Nottingham, Connacht). [258] Ellen Corbett, 69, American politician, member of the California State Senate (2006–2014) and State Assembly (1998–2004). [259]