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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... ( September 16 , 1994 ) and Jose ( November 18 , 1999 ) Gutierrez ( both by lethal injection ) . • A total of 361 inmates were electrocuted in the State of Texas • When capital punishment was declared " cruel and unusual punishment " by ...
... ( September 16 , 1994 ) and Jose ( November 18 , 1999 ) Gutierrez ( both by lethal injection ) . • A total of 361 inmates were electrocuted in the State of Texas • When capital punishment was declared " cruel and unusual punishment " by ...
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... September 9 , 1980. Time on death row : 2,010 days ( 5.51 years ) . Last meal : A plain cheese sandwich . Last statement : " I deserve this . Tell everyone I said good - bye . " Jeffery Allen Barney Executed : April 16 , 1986 ...
... September 9 , 1980. Time on death row : 2,010 days ( 5.51 years ) . Last meal : A plain cheese sandwich . Last statement : " I deserve this . Tell everyone I said good - bye . " Jeffery Allen Barney Executed : April 16 , 1986 ...
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... September 19 , 1979. Time on death row : 2,529 days ( 6.93 years ) . Last meal : Smothered steak and gravy , french fries , lemon pie , and Coke . Last statement : " Tell my mother I love her and continue on without me . Tell the guys ...
... September 19 , 1979. Time on death row : 2,529 days ( 6.93 years ) . Last meal : Smothered steak and gravy , french fries , lemon pie , and Coke . Last statement : " Tell my mother I love her and continue on without me . Tell the guys ...
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... ] I will always love you . You know that . " Eliseo Hernandez Moreno Executed : March 4 , 1987 TEXAS. Received at death row : September 30 , 1980. Time on death row : 2,313 days ( 6.34 years ) . Pronounced dead : 1:13 A.M. 21.
... ] I will always love you . You know that . " Eliseo Hernandez Moreno Executed : March 4 , 1987 TEXAS. Received at death row : September 30 , 1980. Time on death row : 2,313 days ( 6.34 years ) . Pronounced dead : 1:13 A.M. 21.
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... September 25 , 1978. Time on death row : 3,208 days ( 8.79 years ) . Last meal : Fresh - squeezed orange juice . Last statement : None . Joseph Starvaggi Executed : September 10 , 1987 TEXAS EX586. Pronounced dead : 12:20 A.M. 25.
... September 25 , 1978. Time on death row : 3,208 days ( 8.79 years ) . Last meal : Fresh - squeezed orange juice . Last statement : None . Joseph Starvaggi Executed : September 10 , 1987 TEXAS EX586. Pronounced dead : 12:20 A.M. 25.
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