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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... manager , Ruby Mock Longsworth , whose husband , a clergyman , had befriended Barney . Mrs. Longsworth was murdered in her home , strangled with a microphone cord . Received at death row : June 17 , 1982. Time on death row : 1,399 days ...
... manager , Ruby Mock Longsworth , whose husband , a clergyman , had befriended Barney . Mrs. Longsworth was murdered in her home , strangled with a microphone cord . Received at death row : June 17 , 1982. Time on death row : 1,399 days ...
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... manager Michael Sedita . Received at death row : March 27 , 1975. Time on death row : 4,102 days ( 11.24 years ) . Last meal : Large double - meat cheeseburger with mustard , and Dr Pepper . Last statement : " I have no last words . I ...
... manager Michael Sedita . Received at death row : March 27 , 1975. Time on death row : 4,102 days ( 11.24 years ) . Last meal : Large double - meat cheeseburger with mustard , and Dr Pepper . Last statement : " I have no last words . I ...
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... manager of a 7 - Eleven store in Dallas , on February 3 , 1978. Mason and Fred Norris were working the midnight shift when Larry Smith and Gloster Ray Smith entered the store at 3:15 A.M. and demanded the safe be opened . Mason did not ...
... manager of a 7 - Eleven store in Dallas , on February 3 , 1978. Mason and Fred Norris were working the midnight shift when Larry Smith and Gloster Ray Smith entered the store at 3:15 A.M. and demanded the safe be opened . Mason did not ...
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