Criminal Justice
Ex-Missouri City officer Robert Fratta to be executed Tuesday in murder-for-hire plot
Posted on · Fratta was convicted of killing his wife, Farah. She was found shot twice in the head after she filed for divorce.
Tag: Texas execution
I SEE U
I SEE U, Episode 13: The Radical Forgiveness of Anthony Graves
Posted on · Death Row Exoneree Anthony Graves is fighting for a fair criminal justice system, but is Texas willing to take action?
The Death Penalty In Texas
For The First Time In More Than 40 Years, Media Were Not Allowed To Witness A Texas Execution
Posted on · On Wednesday, the state executed Quintin Jones, 41, for the Tarrant County murder of his great-aunt in 1999.
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Texas Executes Joseph Garcia, One Of The “Texas Seven” Prison Escapees
Posted on · Garcia was executed Tuesday night. He was the fourth of the "Texas Seven" inmates executed after the group escaped the Connally Unit in 2000 and killed Irving Police Officer Aubrey Hawkins during a Christmas Eve robbery.
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Top Texas Appeals Court Won’t Stop Next Week’s Execution
Posted on · Christopher Young is set to die next week for the November 2004 slaying of Hasmukh "Hash" Patel.
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UPDATE: Texas Executes Lubbock ‘Suitcase Killer’
Posted on · Rosendo Rodriguez was executed Tuesday for killing a Lubbock prostitute and tossing her body in a dumpster in a suitcase
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Dallas Man Set To Die For Killing Daughters, 9 And 6
Posted on · A state judge and the state appeals court found Battaglia was competent, not mentally ill and was faking mental illness to try to avoid execution