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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... forgive them all . I hope everybody I've done anything to will forgive me . I've been praying all day for Carl Levin's wife to drive the bitterness from her heart , because the bitterness that's in her heart will send her to hell just ...
... forgive them all . I hope everybody I've done anything to will forgive me . I've been praying all day for Carl Levin's wife to drive the bitterness from her heart , because the bitterness that's in her heart will send her to hell just ...
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... meal Skillern said , " My compliments to the chef . " Last statement : " I pray that my family will rejoice and will forgive , thank you . " Stephen Peter Morin TEXAS EX712 1982 Personal data : Born. Pronounced dead : 12:23 A.M. 5.
... meal Skillern said , " My compliments to the chef . " Last statement : " I pray that my family will rejoice and will forgive , thank you . " Stephen Peter Morin TEXAS EX712 1982 Personal data : Born. Pronounced dead : 12:23 A.M. 5.
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... Forgive them for they know not what they do as I know that you have forgiven me , as I have forgiven them . Lord Jesus I commit my soul to you , I praise you , and I thank you . " Jesse de la Rosa Executed : TEXAS May 15 ,. Executed ...
... Forgive them for they know not what they do as I know that you have forgiven me , as I have forgiven them . Lord Jesus I commit my soul to you , I praise you , and I thank you . " Jesse de la Rosa Executed : TEXAS May 15 ,. Executed ...
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... forgive me for my transgressions , I forgive yours against me . I am ready to begin my journey and that's all I have to say . " See Appendix for written last statement . Charles William Bass Executed : TEXAS March 12 , EX662. Pronounced ...
... forgive me for my transgressions , I forgive yours against me . I am ready to begin my journey and that's all I have to say . " See Appendix for written last statement . Charles William Bass Executed : TEXAS March 12 , EX662. Pronounced ...
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... boxes of Frosted Flakes and one pint of milk . Last statement : " I'm sorry for what I've done . I deserve this . Jesus forgive me . " Jay Kelly Pinkerton TEXAS EX686 1981 Executed : May 15. Pronounced dead : 12:22 A.M. 12.
... boxes of Frosted Flakes and one pint of milk . Last statement : " I'm sorry for what I've done . I deserve this . Jesus forgive me . " Jay Kelly Pinkerton TEXAS EX686 1981 Executed : May 15. Pronounced dead : 12:22 A.M. 12.
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