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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... god but Allah , and unto thee I belong and unto thee I return . I want to continue to tell my brothers and sisters to be strong . " Henry Martinez Porter TEXAS Executed : EX 551 July 9. Executed : June 25 , 1985. Pronounced dead : 1:33 A.M. ...
... god but Allah , and unto thee I belong and unto thee I return . I want to continue to tell my brothers and sisters to be strong . " Henry Martinez Porter TEXAS Executed : EX 551 July 9. Executed : June 25 , 1985. Pronounced dead : 1:33 A.M. ...
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... ( 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 Photographs. Pronounced dead : 12:21 A.M. 11.
... ( 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 Photographs. Pronounced dead : 12:21 A.M. 11.
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... Tell my mother I love her and continue on without me . Tell the guys on death row to continue their struggle to get off death row . That's about it . " Chester Wicker Executed : August 26 , 1986 Photographs Not. Pronounced dead : 12:24 ...
... Tell my mother I love her and continue on without me . Tell the guys on death row to continue their struggle to get off death row . That's about it . " Chester Wicker Executed : August 26 , 1986 Photographs Not. Pronounced dead : 12:24 ...
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... meal . Last statement : " I would like to tell Mr. Richard [ Richard Wells , a witness ] I appreciate what you've done for me . I love you . " TEXAS 353301 Stephen A. McCoy Executed : May 24 ,. Pronounced dead : 12:27 A.M. 30 ...
... meal . Last statement : " I would like to tell Mr. Richard [ Richard Wells , a witness ] I appreciate what you've done for me . I love you . " TEXAS 353301 Stephen A. McCoy Executed : May 24 ,. Pronounced dead : 12:27 A.M. 30 ...
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... I want to say that I hold no grudges . I hate no one . I love my family . Tell everyone on death row to keep the faith and don't give up . " Jerome Butler Executed : April 21 , 1990 TEXAS EX852. Pronounced dead : 12:24 A.M. 33.
... I want to say that I hold no grudges . I hate no one . I love my family . Tell everyone on death row to keep the faith and don't give up . " Jerome Butler Executed : April 21 , 1990 TEXAS EX852. Pronounced dead : 12:24 A.M. 33.
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