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Texas Executes Robert Pruett, Who Insisted On Innocence In Prison Guard’s Murder

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune

Posted on October 13, 2017 · Robert Pruett spent the last 15 years of his life insisting he was innocent of the murder of prison guard Daniel Nagle. On Thursday night, he was executed

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