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'You're going to meet your father, the Devil:' John Allen Rubio found competent to be executed
Posted 11:36 AM 10/7/2026 by Karen Lucero
The execution for a Brownsville man convicted of beheading his three children is moving forward.
John Allen Rubio was found competent to be executed during a Wednesday morning competency hearing. The hearing lasted less than half an hour.
Rubio's execution is set for Nov. 12 (More)