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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... slaying . Received at death row : April 15 , 1978. Time on death row : 1,697 days ( 4.65 years ) . Last meal : T - bone steak , french fries , ketchup , Worcestershire sauce , rolls , peach cobbler , iced tea , and a toothpick . Last ...
... slaying . Received at death row : April 15 , 1978. Time on death row : 1,697 days ( 4.65 years ) . Last meal : T - bone steak , french fries , ketchup , Worcestershire sauce , rolls , peach cobbler , iced tea , and a toothpick . Last ...
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... slaying of Masaoud Ghazali , a former captain in the Iranian Air Force , who was shot twice in the head during a robbery at a San Antonio convenience store August 22 , 1979. The robbery netted only one six - pack of beer ; the cash ...
... slaying of Masaoud Ghazali , a former captain in the Iranian Air Force , who was shot twice in the head during a robbery at a San Antonio convenience store August 22 , 1979. The robbery netted only one six - pack of beer ; the cash ...
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... slaying of Michael Fiorillo , 58 , during a jewelry store robbery . Rumbaugh was 17 years old at the time of the offense . Note : After being sentenced to death in 1976 , Rumbaugh threatened to kill the judge , D.A. , bailiff , and his ...
... slaying of Michael Fiorillo , 58 , during a jewelry store robbery . Rumbaugh was 17 years old at the time of the offense . Note : After being sentenced to death in 1976 , Rumbaugh threatened to kill the judge , D.A. , bailiff , and his ...
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... slaying of Houston narcotics officer Tim Hearn . Received at deathrow : August 30 , 1978. Time on death row : 2,840 days ( 7.78 years ) . Last meal : Fried breast of chicken , corn on the cob , french fries , jalapeƱo peppers , and ...
... slaying of Houston narcotics officer Tim Hearn . Received at deathrow : August 30 , 1978. Time on death row : 2,840 days ( 7.78 years ) . Last meal : Fried breast of chicken , corn on the cob , french fries , jalapeƱo peppers , and ...
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... slaying of Suzanne C. Kruth , 22. Kruth was abducted from a Beaumont shopping center and taken to an isolated location near Galveston Beach . Wicker choked her , then buried her alive . Wicker confessed to the crime and led officials to ...
... slaying of Suzanne C. Kruth , 22. Kruth was abducted from a Beaumont shopping center and taken to an isolated location near Galveston Beach . Wicker choked her , then buried her alive . Wicker confessed to the crime and led officials to ...
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