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Jun 8, 2024 · Texas, which has performed more than one-third of all executions in the U.S. since 1976, famously outlawed special last meals after then-state Sen. John Whitmire expressed outrage over a 2011 ...
Jun 24, 2024 · Ramiro Gonzales, on death row in Texas, in June 2022. Rafael Roy. Ramiro Gonzales was executed by Texas prison officials on Wednesday, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his case. He was pronounced dead at 6:50 P.M. following a lethal injection of pentobarbital.
6 days ago · Robin M. Maher, the director of the Death Penalty Information Center, said Texas was the only state to require such a finding. “Texas asks juries to predict the future in order to identify who ...
5 days ago · Texas death row inmate speaks out after shocking last-minute stay of execution. Texas death row inmate William Speer was set to receive a lethal injection Oct. 26, but Texas’ top criminal ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Texas Death Row: A Look At Notable Last Meals (And One Pile Of Dirt) As of 2011, Texas no longer honors last-meal requests because of one very expensive and elaborate meal that went untouched. We take a look at that final meal, along with other notable ones, including the guy who requested a pile of dirt.
Jun 13, 2024 · Tuesday, Missouri executed death row inmate David Hosier, making his the second execution in the state this year and the seventh in the nation. His last meal consisted of steak, a baked potato, Texas toast, apple pie, milk and orange juice. The infamous final meal that a condemned prisoner chooses before execution has fascinated the American ...
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5 days ago · Texas executed Ramiro Gonzales on Wednesday despite a stunning reversal from a psychiatrist who helped send him to death row 17 years ago. Gonzales, 41, was killed by lethal injection at 6:50 p.m. Central time as punishment for kidnapping, raping and murdering Bridget Townsend when they were both 18 ...
