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• Texas executes man for fatal shooting of officer

  May 15, 2013 7:18 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Houston man condemned for the slaying of a police officer shot while trying to handcuff him during a car theft arrest 14 years ago was put to death Wednesday evening. Jeffrey Demond Williams, 37, received lethal injection just over an hour after his last-day appeal to... more »

• Texas executes man for fatal shooting of officer

  May 15, 2013 6:49 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Houston man condemned for the slaying of a police officer shot while trying to handcuff him during a car theft arrest 14 years ago was put to death Wednesday evening. Jeffrey Demond Williams, 37, received lethal injection just over an hour after his last-day appeal to... more »

• Texas executes man for fatal shooting of officer

  May 15, 2013 6:43 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A 37-year-old Houston man convicted of killing a police officer 14 years ago has been put to death. Jeffrey Demond Williams' execution Wednesday evening came just over an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-day appeal from his attorneys. Lawyers contended Williams had been failed... more »

• Houston cop-killer denied last-day reprieve

  May 15, 2013 5:43 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A prisoner on Texas death row for killing a Houston police officer 14 years ago lost an appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court less than an hour before his scheduled execution Wednesday evening. Attorneys for Jeffrey Demond Williams, 37, appealed to the nation's highest court after lower... more »

• Houston cop-killer denied last-day reprieve

  May 15, 2013 5:28 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A prisoner on Texas death row for killing a Houston police officer 14 years ago has lost an appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court less than an hour before his scheduled execution in Huntsville. Attorneys for 37-year-old Jeffrey Demond Williams had asked the nation's highest court to... more »

• Houston cop-killer hoping for last-day reprieve

  May 15, 2013 12:07 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas death row inmate who killed a Houston police officer 14 years ago was hoping for a reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court hours before his scheduled Wednesday execution. Attorneys for Jeffrey Demond Williams, 37, appealed to the highest court in the land after lower courts... more »

• Houston cop-killer facing execution Wednesday

  May 15, 2013 3:01 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas death row inmate awaits a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on whether his execution for killing a Houston police officer 14 years ago this week should be blocked. Jeffrey Demond Williams is set for lethal injection Wednesday evening in Huntsville. The 37-year-old was condemned for gunning... more »

• Texas to execute man for Houston officer's slaying

  May 14, 2013 6:50 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) When Houston police arrested Jeffrey Demond Williams for gunning down a plainclothes officer working an auto theft assignment, the slain officer's handcuffs dangled from one of Williams' wrists. Witnesses said they saw the officer, 39-year-old Troy Blando, start to cuff Williams, who then began struggling, grabbed a... more »

• Texas to execute man for Houston officer's slaying

  May 14, 2013 1:16 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) When Houston police arrested Jeffrey Demond Williams for gunning down a plainclothes officer working an auto theft assignment, the slain officer's handcuffs dangled from one of Williams' wrists. Witnesses said they saw the officer, 39-year-old Troy Blando, start to cuff Williams, who then began struggling, grabbed a... more »

• Convicted Houston cop killer set to die Wednesday

  May 14, 2013 9:08 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Attorneys for a 37-year-old Texas death row inmate are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution this week for the fatal shooting of a Houston police officer 14 years ago. Jeffrey Demond Williams is set for lethal injection Wednesday evening in Huntsville for gunning down... more »

• Houston policeman's killer set to die loses appeal

  May 13, 2013 10:55 AM

  HOUSTON (AP) A federal appeals court has refused to stop the scheduled execution this week of a man convicted of killing a Houston police officer 14 years ago this week. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday rejected an appeal from 37-year-old Jeffrey Demond Williams. Williams is set to... more »

• Texas inmate executed for fatal drug-deal robbery

  May 7, 2013 7:00 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas death row inmate convicted of killing a fellow drug dealer while robbing him outside of a Waco convenience store 10 years ago was executed Tuesday evening. In the seconds before being injected with a lethal dose of pentobarbital, Carroll Joe Parr told his victim's wife... more »

• Waco robbery-drug deal gunman set to die

  May 7, 2013 5:47 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A death row inmate convicted of killing a fellow drug dealer outside of a Waco convenience store 10 years ago was headed to the Texas death chamber Tuesday. Attorneys for Carroll Joe Parr didn't file any last-minute court appeals but a petition from Parr himself, contending legal... more »

• Waco robbery-drug deal gunman set to die

  May 7, 2013 5:03 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A death row inmate convicted of killing a fellow drug dealer outside of a Waco convenience store 10 years ago was headed to the Texas death chamber Tuesday. Attorneys for Carroll Joe Parr didn't file any last-minute court appeals but a petition from Parr himself, contending legal... more »

• Waco robbery-drug deal gunman set to die

  May 7, 2013 4:38 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has rejected an appeal from Texas death row inmate Carroll Joe Parr, clearing the way for the prisoner's scheduled execution. Parr's appeal was received by mail Tuesday. He was scheduled for lethal injection Tuesday evening. According to the typewritten petition, it... more »

• Waco robbery-drug deal gunman set to die

  May 7, 2013 3:17 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A death row inmate convicted of killing a fellow drug dealer outside of a Waco convenience store 10 years ago was scheduled to die Tuesday by injection. Attorneys for Carroll Joe Parr didn't file any last-minute court appeals but Parr himself filed a petition with the U.S.... more »

• Waco robbery-drug deal gunman set to die

  May 7, 2013 3:01 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas death row inmate within hours of his scheduled execution has filed his own motion with the U.S. Supreme Court to try to stop his punishment. Attorneys for 35-year-old Carroll Joe Parr said they were not involved in his legal actions. The Texas Attorney General's office... more »

• Waco robbery-drug deal gunman set to die

  May 7, 2013 12:06 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A death row inmate convicted of killing a fellow drug dealer outside of a Waco convenience store 10 years ago was scheduled to die Tuesday by injection. Attorneys for Carroll Joe Parr weren't expecting to file any last-minute court appeals but Parr himself filed a petition with... more »

• Waco robbery-drug deal gunman set to die

  May 7, 2013 12:05 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A death row inmate convicted of killing a fellow drug dealer outside of a Waco convenience store 10 years ago was scheduled to die Tuesday by injection. Attorneys for Carroll Joe Parr weren't expecting to file any last-minute court appeals but Parr himself filed a petition with... more »

• Waco robbery-drug deal gunman set for execution

  May 7, 2013 3:01 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A convicted drug dealer faces execution for shooting an 18-year-old man to death a decade ago during a robbery outside a Waco convenience store. Authorities say Carroll Joe Parr was trying to get his money back after he bought 7 pounds of marijuana. Parr says he's not... more »

• Waco robbery-drug deal gunman set to die Tuesday

  May 6, 2013 2:16 PM

  LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) Condemned Texas inmate Carroll Parr says he's OK with capital punishment but doesn't believe he should be facing lethal injection this week. "I'm not guilty of what I'm on death row for," Parr said recently from a tiny visiting cage at the East Texas prison that houses... more »

• Waco robbery-drug deal gunman set to die Tuesday

  May 6, 2013 12:23 PM

  LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) Condemned Texas inmate Carroll Parr says he's OK with capital punishment but doesn't believe he should be facing lethal injection this week. "I'm not guilty of what I'm on death row for," Parr said recently from a tiny visiting cage at the East Texas prison that houses... more »

• Waco robbery-drug deal gunman set to die Tuesday

  May 6, 2013 11:28 AM

  LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) Condemned Texas inmate Carroll Parr says he's OK with capital punishment but doesn't believe he should be on death row and face lethal injection this week. The 35-year-old Waco drug dealer known on the streets as "Outlaw" is set for lethal injection Tuesday evening in Huntsville for... more »

• Man put to death for Texas store abduction slaying

  April 25, 2013 8:41 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas inmate was executed Thursday evening for fatally shooting one of three people he and a partner abducted during a convenience store robbery nearly 11 years ago. Richard Cobb, 29, didn't deny using a 20-gauge shotgun to kill Kenneth Vandever in an East Texas field where... more »

• Man put to death for Texas store abduction slaying

  April 25, 2013 8:35 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas inmate was executed Thursday evening for fatally shooting one of three people he and a partner abducted during a convenience store robbery nearly 11 years ago. Richard Cobb, 29, didn't deny using a 20-gauge shotgun to kill Kenneth Vandever in an East Texas field where... more »

• Man put to death for Texas store abduction slaying

  April 25, 2013 6:59 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas inmate was executed Thursday evening for fatally shooting one of three people he and a partner abducted during a convenience store robbery nearly 11 years ago. Richard Cobb, 29, didn't deny using a 20-gauge shotgun to kill Kenneth Vandever in an East Texas field where... more »

• Man set to die for Texas store abduction slaying

  April 25, 2013 4:37 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas inmate headed for execution Thursday for fatally shooting one of three people he and a partner abducted during a convenience store robbery nearly 11 years ago after the U.S. Supreme Court refused a last-day appeal seeking to halt the punishment. Richard Cobb, 29, didn't deny... more »

• Killer in East Texas slaying-abductions set to die

  April 25, 2013 10:40 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court considered whether to halt the scheduled Thursday execution of a Texas inmate for fatally shooting one of three people he and a partner abducted during a convenience store robbery nearly 11 years ago. Richard Cobb, 29, didn't deny using a 20-gauge shotgun to... more »

• Killer in East Texas slaying-abductions set to die

  April 25, 2013 3:01 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to block execution of a Texas inmate for killing one of three people abducted from an East Texas convenience store. Richard Cobb is set for lethal injection Thursday evening in Huntsville for the death of 37-year-old Kenneth Vandever. He and... more »

• Killer in East Texas slaying-abductions set to die

  April 24, 2013 9:35 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Richard Cobb never denied using a shotgun to kill a man abducted and shot during a holdup of an East Texas convenience store almost 11 years ago. A Cherokee County jury sent him to death row and the 29-year-old now is set to die Thursday evening in... more »

• Texas executes convicted killer for 2001 slaying

  April 16, 2013 7:13 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A North Texas man was executed Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a teenager during a carjacking outside a nightclub 12 years ago. Ronnie Threadgill, 40, received lethal injection in Huntsville less than two hours after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-day appeal. "To my loved ones... more »

• Texas executes convicted killer for 2001 slaying

  April 16, 2013 6:52 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A North Texas man convicted in the fatal shooting of a teenager during a carjacking outside a nightclub 12 years ago has been executed. Forty-year-old Ronnie Threadgill received lethal injection Tuesday evening in Huntsville less than two hours after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-day appeal.... more »

• Texas man convicted in carjack slaying set to die

  April 16, 2013 5:37 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court refused to halt the scheduled execution of a Texas man, clearing the way for his punishment Tuesday evening for the carjack-slaying of a teenager 12 years ago. Attorneys for Ronnie Threadgill, 40, argued his case deserved review because he had deficient legal help... more »

• Texas man convicted in carjack slaying set to die

  April 16, 2013 5:26 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to halt the scheduled execution of a Texas man for the carjack-slaying of a teenager a dozen years ago. The high ruling came less than an hour before 40-year-old Ronnie Threadgill was set for lethal injection. Attorneys for Threadgill argued to... more »

• Texas man convicted in carjack slaying set to die

  April 16, 2013 11:24 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court considered an appeal to halt the execution Tuesday evening of a North Texas man convicted in the fatal shooting of a teenager during a carjacking outside a nightclub 12 years ago. Attorneys for Ronnie Threadgill, 40, argued his case deserved review because he... more »

• Texas man convicted in carjack slaying set to die

  April 16, 2013 3:02 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court is considering appeals from a North Texas man set to die for the carjack-slaying of a 17-year-old a dozen years ago. Ronnie Threadgill faced lethal injection Tuesday evening in Huntsville for fatally shooting Dexter McDonald near Corsicana, about 60 miles south of Dallas.... more »

• Texas man convicted in carjack slaying set to die

  April 15, 2013 12:13 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) When police in North Texas arrested Ronnie Threadgill for a carjacking and fatal shooting, he was hiding under a semitrailer, clinging to an axle. Blood on his clothing matched the blood of a 17-year-old shooting victim whose body was pulled from the stolen car and dumped on... more »

• Texas man convicted in carjack slaying set to die

  April 15, 2013 9:52 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A North Texas man who was hiding under a truck trailer when he was arrested for a fatal carjacking 12 years ago is facing execution this week in Huntsville. A lawyer for 40-year-old Ronnie Threadgill is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to put off Tuesday's scheduled lethal... more »

• Texas man set to die for 1990 fatal shooting, rape

  April 9, 2013 12:48 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas convict with a lengthy criminal history was set for execution Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a man and raping the slain man's fiancee during a home break-in more than 22 years ago. Rickey Lynn Lewis already had been in and out of prison five times... more »

• East Texas man with long record set to die Tuesday

  April 9, 2013 3:01 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas convict with a lengthy criminal history is to die in the state death chamber in Huntsville for the fatal shooting of a man 22 years ago during a home break-in. The murdered man's fiancee also was raped. Rickey Lynn Lewis already had been in and... more »

• East Texas man with long record set to die Tuesday

  April 8, 2013 2:22 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Rickey Lynn Lewis had been in and out of Texas prisons five times in the span of less than seven years. Six months after he was paroled in early 1990 from a 25-year term for a third burglary conviction, Lewis was arrested for shooting and killing 45-year-old... more »

• East Texas man with long record set to die Tuesday

  April 8, 2013 12:12 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Rickey Lynn Lewis had been in and out of Texas prisons five times in the span of less than seven years. Six months after he was paroled in early 1990 from a 25-year term for a third burglary conviction, Lewis was arrested for shooting and killing 45-year-old... more »

• East Texas man with long record set to die Tuesday

  April 8, 2013 9:04 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) An East Texas man who'd been in and out of prison at least five times during the mid-1980s is set to die this week for the shooting death of a man during a home break-in more than 22 years ago. Fifty-year-old Rickey Lynn Lewis faces lethal injection... more »

• El Paso man's execution next week rescheduled

  April 3, 2013 6:49 PM

  EL PASO, Texas (AP) A judge has postponed next week's scheduled execution of an El Paso man for the fatal beating of his girlfriend's 19-month-old son. Attorneys for 40-year-old Rigoberto Avila persuaded state District Judge Anna Perez that they needed more time to investigate possible new evidence in the 2000... more »

• Texas inmate to die April 9 loses at Supreme Court

  April 1, 2013 9:59 AM

  HOUSTON (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a Texas death row inmate who's set to die next week for an East Texas slaying more than two decades ago. The high court made no comment Monday in rejecting the case of 50-year-old Rickey Lynn Lewis.... more »

• Texas inmate to die April 9 loses at Supreme Court

  April 1, 2013 9:03 AM

  HOUSTON (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a Texas death row inmate who's set to die next week for an East Texas slaying more than two decades ago. The high court made no comment Monday in rejecting the case of 50-year-old Rickey Lynn Lewis.... more »

• Texas executes man who lit ex-girlfriend on fire

  February 21, 2013 8:14 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire was executed in Texas on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court refused his final appeal. Carl Blue, 48, was condemned to die for attacking Carmen Richards-Sanders at her apartment in... more »

• Texas executes man who lit ex-girlfriend on fire

  February 21, 2013 7:14 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire was executed in Texas on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court refused his final appeal. Carl Blue, 48, was convicted of the September 1994 death of Carmen Richards-Sanders, 38, at... more »

• Texas executes man who lit ex-girlfriend on fire

  February 21, 2013 7:01 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Texas has executed a death row inmate convicted of killing his former girlfriend at her apartment by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire. Forty-eight-year-old Carl Blue was executed by lethal injection Thursday evening. Blue was convicted of the September 1994 death of 38-year-old Carmen... more »

• Supreme Court denies appeal from death row inmate

  February 21, 2013 6:00 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to halt the execution of a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend at her apartment by tossing gasoline on her and then setting her on fire. The high court made its decision Thursday evening, shortly before 48-year-old Carl Blue was scheduled... more »

• Texas man who lit ex-girlfriend on fire set to die

  February 21, 2013 12:07 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A man who doused his ex-girlfriend in gasoline and set her on fire looked to the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to keep him from execution that evening. Carl Blue, 48, was set for lethal injection for the September 1994 death of Carmen Richards-Sanders, 38, at her... more »

• Texas man who lit ex-girlfriend on fire set to die

  February 21, 2013 12:07 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A man who doused his ex-girlfriend in gasoline and set her on fire looked to the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to keep him from execution that evening. Carl Blue, 48, was set for lethal injection for the September 1994 death of Carmen Richards-Sanders, 38, at her... more »

• Texas man who set ex-girlfriend on fire set to die

  February 21, 2013 3:01 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A man convicted of killing his former girlfriend at her Bryan apartment by throwing gasoline on her and setting her on fire is set for execution in Huntsville. Carl Blue faces lethal injection Thursday evening for the September 1994 death of 38-year-old Carmen Richards-Sanders. Blue also tossed... more »

• Texas man who set ex-girlfriend on fire set to die

  February 20, 2013 8:39 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Convicted killer Carl Blue never disputed filling a convenience store cup with gasoline, tossing it on his former girlfriend at the door of her apartment and setting her ablaze. He argued it was a prank gone terribly wrong, but Texas prosecutors said it was capital murder. Now,... more »

• Texas man who set ex-girlfriend on fire set to die

  February 20, 2013 7:43 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A federal appeals court has refused to halt the scheduled Thursday evening execution of a Texas man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend by tossing a cup of gasoline on her and then setting her on fire. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a... more »

• Texas man who set ex-girlfriend on fire set to die

  February 20, 2013 4:34 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Convicted killer Carl Blue never disputed filling a convenience store cup with gasoline, tossing it on his former girlfriend at the door of her apartment and setting her ablaze. He argued it was a prank gone terribly wrong, but Texas prosecutors said it was capital murder. Now,... more »

• Texas man who set ex-girlfriend on fire set to die

  February 20, 2013 8:40 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Convicted killer Carl Blue never disputed filling a convenience store drink cup with gasoline, tossing it on his former girlfriend at the door of her Bryan apartment and setting her ablaze. Carmen Richards-Sanders died of her horrific burns in September 1994. Now the 48-year-old Blue is facing... more »

• Southeast Texas man gets April execution date

  December 12, 2012 9:02 AM

  BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) A Texas judge has set an April 24th execution date for a Jefferson County man convicted of killing a Port Arthur firefighter nearly 15 years ago. Elroy Chester III pleaded guilty to the February 1998 fatal shooting of Willie Ryman III and a jury decided he should... more »

• Man to die for killing Houston cousins, 15 and 3

  November 15, 2012 5:29 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Preston Hughes III faced execution Thursday while insisting he was innocent of fatally stabbing a 3-year-old boy and the child's teenage cousin, who uttered her attacker's first name to police in her dying breaths 24 years ago in Houston. Hughes, 46, contended police planted evidence and coerced... more »

• Man to die for killing Houston girl, 15; boy, 3

  November 15, 2012 3:01 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Condemned Texas prisoner Preston Hughes faces execution for the fatal stabbings of a teenage girl and her 3-year-old cousin in Houston 24 years ago. The 46-year-old Hughes insists he's innocent of the slayings of 15-year-old Shandra Charles and her cousin, Marcell Taylor. Police say Charles was gravely... more »

• Man put to death for Texas woman's 2001 slaying

  November 14, 2012 8:17 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A registered sex offender was put to death Wednesday for the rape, robbery and slaying of a woman abducted from a San Antonio bus stop 11 years ago. Ramon Torres Hernandez was one of three people convicted in the killing of Rosa Maria Rosado, 37, who was... more »

• Man put to death for Texas woman's 2001 slaying

  November 14, 2012 8:04 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A registered sex offender was put to death Wednesday for the rape, robbery and slaying of a woman abducted from a San Antonio bus stop 11 years ago. Ramon Torres Hernandez was one of three people convicted in the killing of Rosa Maria Rosado, 37, who was... more »

• Man put to death for Texas woman's 2001 slaying

  November 14, 2012 7:38 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Texas prison officials have executed a registered sex offender for the rape, robbery and slaying of a woman abducted from a San Antonio bus stop 11 years ago. Ramon Torres Hernandez was one of three people convicted in the killing of 37-year-old Rosa Maria Rosado. She was... more »

• Man put to death for Texas woman's 2001 slaying

  November 14, 2012 7:07 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A registered sex offender was put to death Wednesday evening for the rape, robbery and slaying of a woman abducted from a San Antonio bus stop 11 years ago. Ramon Torres Hernandez was one of three people convicted in the killing of Rosa Maria Rosado, 37, who... more »

• Man put to death for Texas woman's 2001 slaying

  November 14, 2012 7:01 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Texas prison officials have executed a registered sex offender for the rape, robbery and slaying of a woman abducted from a San Antonio bus stop 11 years ago. Ramon Torres Hernandez was one of three people convicted in the killing of 37-year-old Rosa Maria Rosado. She was... more »

• Man put to death for Texas woman's 2001 slaying

  November 14, 2012 6:55 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A registered sex offender was put to death Wednesday evening for the rape, robbery and slaying of a woman abducted from a San Antonio bus stop 11 years ago. Ramon Torres Hernandez was one of three people convicted in the killing of Rosa Maria Rosado, 37, who... more »

• Man put to death for Texas woman's 2001 slaying

  November 14, 2012 6:46 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A registered sex offender was put to death Wednesday evening for the rape, robbery and slaying of a woman abducted from a San Antonio bus stop 11 years ago. Ramon Torres Hernandez was one of three people convicted in the killing of Rosa Maria Rosado, 37, who... more »

• Man put to death for Texas woman's 2001 slaying

  November 14, 2012 6:44 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Texas prison officials have executed a registered sex offender for the rape, robbery and slaying of a woman abducted from a San Antonio bus stop 11 years ago. Ramon Torres Hernandez was one of three people convicted in the killing of 37-year-old Rosa Maria Rosado. She was... more »

• San Antonio sex offender to die for 2001 murder

  November 14, 2012 2:32 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A last-day appeal for a registered sex offender set to die in Huntsville has been rejected by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Thirty-nine-year-old Ramon Torres Hernandez contended in a filing Wednesday with his trial court in San Antonio that he had new evidence his appeals lawyers... more »

• Sex offender to die for San Antonio woman's death

  November 14, 2012 3:01 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Sex offender Ramon Torres Hernandez is headed for execution for the rape, robbery and slaying of a 37-year-old San Antonio woman 11 years ago. Hernandez was one of three people convicted in the murder of Rosa Maria Rosado. She was grabbed and thrown into a car driven... more »

• Sex offender to die for San Antonio woman's death

  November 13, 2012 2:13 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Ramon Torres Hernandez was known to his friends on the streets of San Antonio as "Razor," but it was a shovel that helped put him on death row. Hernandez, 39, was set to die Wednesday for the rape, robbery and slaying of a 37-year-old San Antonio woman... more »

• Sex offender to die for San Antonio woman's death

  November 13, 2012 12:28 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Ramon Torres Hernandez was known to his friends on the streets of San Antonio as "Razor," but it was a shovel that helped put him on death row. Hernandez, 39, was set to die Wednesday for the rape, robbery and slaying of a 37-year-old San Antonio woman... more »

• Convicted killer of San Antonio woman set to die

  November 13, 2012 9:13 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A San Antonio man is facing execution for the rape, robbery and smothering death of a 37-year-old woman abducted from a bus stop in 2001. Prosecutors say the murder of Rosa Maria Rosado is one of at least three slayings tied to 39-year-old Ramon Hernandez. DNA also... more »

• Man put to death in Texas for woman's 2002 slaying

  November 8, 2012 9:49 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A man described by a prosecutor as "a serial killer in training" was executed Thursday in Texas for a woman's slaying during a break-in at her home a decade ago. Mario Swain, 33, received a lethal injection for killing Lola Nixon at her home in East Texas'... more »

• Man put to death in Texas for woman's 2002 slaying

  November 8, 2012 6:49 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A man described as a fledgling serial killer by prosecutors was executed Thursday in Texas for a woman's slaying during a break-in at her home a decade ago. Mario Swain, 33, received lethal injection for killing Lola Nixon, 46, at her home in East Texas' Longview two... more »

• Man put to death in Texas for woman's 2002 slaying

  November 8, 2012 6:45 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A man described as a fledgling serial killer by prosecutors has been executed in Texas. Thirty-three-year-old Mario Swain received a lethal injection Thursday evening for an East Texas woman's slaying during a break-in at her home a decade ago. Lola Nixon of Longview was attacked with a... more »

• Man to die for 2002 slaying of East Texas woman

  November 8, 2012 1:57 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A man described as a fledgling serial killer by prosecutors was set to die Thursday evening in Texas for a woman's slaying during a break-in at her home a decade ago. Mario Swain, 33, faced lethal injection for killing Lola Nixon, 46, at her home in East... more »

• Man to die for 2002 slaying of East Texas woman

  November 8, 2012 3:02 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Condemned Texas prisoner Mario Swain is to die for the beating, stabbing and strangling of a woman during a break-in at her East Texas home a decade ago. The 33-year-old Swain faces lethal injection Thursday evening in Huntsville for the slaying of 46-year-old Lola Nixon at her... more »

• Man set to die in 2002 slaying of East Texas woman

  November 7, 2012 6:22 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A man who was sentenced to die in the fatal beating, stabbing and strangling of an East Texas call center supervisor a decade ago displayed a pattern of obsession and violence that a former district attorney said indicated the potential of a serial killer. Mario Swain has... more »

• Killer of East Texas woman to die for 2002 slaying

  November 7, 2012 10:25 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) The 33-year-old condemned killer of an East Texas woman is facing execution in Huntsville. Mario Swain is set for lethal injection Thursday evening for the slaying of 46-year-old Lola Nixon during a break-in at her home in Longview two days after Christmas in 2002. An unfamiliar truck... more »

• Louisiana ex-con set to die for Texas slaying

  October 31, 2012 3:01 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Convicted killer Donnie Lee Roberts is headed to the Texas death chamber for fatally shooting his girlfriend nine years ago and stealing from her East Texas home to finance his drug habit. The 41-year-old had dropped out of a Louisiana drug treatment program, violating his probation for... more »

• Louisiana parolee set to die in Texas Wednesday

  October 30, 2012 1:27 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) When Louisiana parole violator Donnie Lee Roberts was arrested for fatally shooting his girlfriend at her East Texas home nine years ago, he had an immediate request: the death penalty. Roberts, 41, is scheduled for lethal injection Wednesday for the October 2003 murder of Vicki Bowen, a... more »

• Louisiana parolee set to die in Texas Wednesday

  October 30, 2012 10:42 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) When Louisiana parole violator Donnie Lee Roberts was arrested for fatally shooting his girlfriend at her East Texas home nine years ago, the first thing he told police who questioned him was that he wanted the death penalty. That's set to happen Wednesday. The 41-year-old Roberts faces... more »

• Louisiana parolee set to die in Texas Wednesday

  October 30, 2012 9:21 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) When Louisiana parole violator Donnie Lee Roberts was arrested for fatally shooting his girlfriend at her East Texas home nine years ago, the first thing he told police who questioned him was that he wanted the death penalty. That's set to happen Wednesday. The 41-year-old Roberts is... more »

• Texas inmate set to die this week loses appeal

  October 29, 2012 9:24 AM

  HOUSTON (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a Louisiana parole violator set to die this week in Texas for the slaying of an East Texas woman at her home nine years ago. Forty-one-year-old Donnie Lee Roberts is set for lethal injection Wednesday evening in... more »

• Texas executes convicted killer for 1991 slaying

  October 24, 2012 7:12 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Convicted killer Bobby Lee Hines was executed Wednesday for strangling and repeatedly stabbing a suburban Dallas woman at her apartment 21 years ago. Hines, 40, was 19 and on probation for burglary when he stabbed 26-year-old Michelle Wendy Haupt 18 times and strangled her with a cord.... more »

• Texas executes convicted killer for 1991 slaying

  October 24, 2012 6:35 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Convicted killer Bobby Lee Hines was executed Wednesday for strangling and repeatedly stabbing a suburban Dallas woman at her apartment 21 years ago. Hines, 40, was 19 and on probation for burglary when he stabbed 26-year-old Michelle Wendy Haupt 18 times and strangled her with a cord.... more »

• Texas executes convicted killer for 1991 slaying

  October 24, 2012 6:34 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Convicted killer Bobby Lee Hines has been executed for strangling and repeatedly stabbing a suburban Dallas woman at her apartment 21 years ago. The 40-year-old Hines was 19 and on probation for burglary when he stabbed 26-year-old Michelle Wendy Haupt 18 times and strangled her with a... more »

• Dallas-area woman's killer set to die

  October 24, 2012 3:01 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas man convicted of strangling and repeatedly stabbing a suburban Dallas woman at her apartment 21 years ago is headed for execution. Forty-year-old Bobby Lee Hines was set for lethal injection Wednesday evening in Huntsville for the slaying of Michelle Wendy Haupt. Hines' appeals appeared to... more »

• Execution Wednesday for 1991 Dallas-area slaying

  October 23, 2012 2:13 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Bobby Lee Hines showed up uninvited at a party at a suburban Dallas apartment complex and said he was part of the maintenance crew, flashing a key and bragging he could enter anyone's apartment at any time. The passkey, though, belonged to the apartment maintenance man who... more »

• Execution Wednesday for 1991 Dallas-area slaying

  October 23, 2012 9:19 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) It's been 21 years since a 26-year-old suburban Dallas woman was stabbed and strangled at her apartment. On Wednesday, a man who shared an apartment next door to her is set to die for her murder. Bobby Lee Hines already was on probation for burglary when he... more »

• Killer of Houston police sergeant set to die

  October 18, 2012 11:37 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Attorneys for a 33-year-old Texas death row inmate asked the U.S. Supreme Court to spare him from execution Thursday evening for gunning down an off-duty Houston police sergeant 14 years ago. Anthony Haynes was condemned for the shooting death of Sgt. Kent Kincaid, 40, while the officer... more »

• Killer of Houston police sergeant set to die

  October 18, 2012 3:01 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Convicted killer Anthony Haynes is looking to the U.S. Supreme Court to block his scheduled execution for the slaying 14 years ago of an off-duty Houston police sergeant. Attorneys for the 33-year-old inmate went to the high court after the Texas parole board and lower federal courts... more »

• Killer of Houston police sergeant set to die

  October 17, 2012 10:56 AM

  HUNSTVILLE, Texas (AP) Houston police Sgt. Kent Kincaid was driving with his wife to meet some friends at a bar when an object from a passing truck cracked their windshield. Kincaid drove up alongside the truck and both vehicles pulled over. He got out, announced he was a police officer... more »

• Texas inmate set to die Thursday loses appeal

  October 16, 2012 8:58 AM

  HOUSTON (AP) A federal appeals court has refused to stop this week's execution of a Houston man for gunning down a police sergeant more than 12 years ago. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 late Monday against an appeal from lawyers for condemned... more »

• Texas inmate executed for killing 12-year-old girl

  October 10, 2012 11:42 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas man whose lawyers argued was mentally ill and incompetent for execution was put to death Wednesday evening for killing a 12-year-old girl more than a decade ago. Jonathan Green, 44, received lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected last-day appeals to spare him. A... more »

• Texas inmate executed for killing 12-year-old girl

  October 10, 2012 11:17 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas man whose lawyers argued was mentally ill and incompetent for execution was put to death Wednesday evening for killing a 12-year-old girl more than a decade ago. Jonathan Green, 44, received lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected last-day appeals to spare him. A... more »

• Texas inmate executed for killing 12-year-old girl

  October 10, 2012 11:07 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas man whose lawyers said he was mentally ill and incompetent for execution has been put to death for killing a 12-year-old girl more than a decade ago. Forty-four-year-old Jonathan Green received lethal injection Wednesday night, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal to... more »

• US Supreme Court refuses to block Texas execution

  October 10, 2012 10:28 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas man whose lawyers said was mentally ill and incompetent for execution was headed to the death chamber Wednesday night for killing a 12-year-old girl more than a decade ago, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an 11th-hour appeal. Jonathan Green, 44, was sentenced to death... more »

• US Supreme Court refuses to block Texas execution

  October 10, 2012 10:18 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas man whose lawyers said was mentally ill and incompetent for execution is headed to the death chamber for killing a 12-year-old girl more than a decade ago after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an 11th-hour appeal. Forty-four-year-old Jonathan Green was sentenced to death for the... more »