Texas Death RowBill Crawford A chilling catalog of the men and women who have paid the ultimate price for their crimes The death penalty is one of the most hotly contested and longest-standing issues in American politics, and no place is more symbolic of that debate than Texas. Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1977, Texas has put more than 390 prisoners to death, far more than any other state. Texas Death Row puts faces to those condemned men and women, with stark details on their crimes, sentencing, last meals, and last words. Definitive and objective, Texas Death Row will provide ample fuel for readers on both sides of the death penalty debate. |
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... October 25 , 2006 * White 0 3 3 621 22 2 0 % 100 % 50 % 60 % 33.3 % 33.3 % 50 % 50 % 40 % 5 6 9 8 1 21 13 17 19 10 17 14 7 11 45 184 41.7 % 35.3 % 64.3 % 42.1 % 33.3 % 56.8 % 65.0 % 48.6 % 47.5 % 58.8 % 51.5 % 58.3 % 30.4 % 57.9 % 20.0 ...
... October 25 , 2006 * White 0 3 3 621 22 2 0 % 100 % 50 % 60 % 33.3 % 33.3 % 50 % 50 % 40 % 5 6 9 8 1 21 13 17 19 10 17 14 7 11 45 184 41.7 % 35.3 % 64.3 % 42.1 % 33.3 % 56.8 % 65.0 % 48.6 % 47.5 % 58.8 % 51.5 % 58.3 % 30.4 % 57.9 % 20.0 ...
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... October 19 , 1944. Race : White . Height : 5'10 " . Weight : 215 pounds . Education : 14 years . Prior occupation : Optician . County of conviction : Harris . Age at time of execution : 39 . Sentenced to death for : Convicted in the ...
... October 19 , 1944. Race : White . Height : 5'10 " . Weight : 215 pounds . Education : 14 years . Prior occupation : Optician . County of conviction : Harris . Age at time of execution : 39 . Sentenced to death for : Convicted in the ...
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... October 23 , 1974 , shooting death of Texas Department of Public Safety narcotics officer Patrick Allen Randel during an undercover drug buy near the town of George West . Received at death row : March 3 , 1975. Time on death row ...
... October 23 , 1974 , shooting death of Texas Department of Public Safety narcotics officer Patrick Allen Randel during an undercover drug buy near the town of George West . Received at death row : March 3 , 1975. Time on death row ...
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... October 26 , 1979 , during a robbery ( or burglary ) with intent to rape . Lawrence suffered thirty or more stab wounds to her body and face . Pinkerton was also convicted of capital murder for the stabbing death of Sherry Welch , a ...
... October 26 , 1979 , during a robbery ( or burglary ) with intent to rape . Lawrence suffered thirty or more stab wounds to her body and face . Pinkerton was also convicted of capital murder for the stabbing death of Sherry Welch , a ...
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... October 11 , 1983 , shooting death of Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Russell Lynn Boyd near Hempstead . Boyd , 25 , was one of six people prosecutors said Moreno killed during a 160 - mile crime spree that started in College ...
... October 11 , 1983 , shooting death of Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Russell Lynn Boyd near Hempstead . Boyd , 25 , was one of six people prosecutors said Moreno killed during a 160 - mile crime spree that started in College ...
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