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Update on Beunka Adams: Court Lifts Stay, Execution Will Proceed

Update as of 5:30 PM: The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to intervene in the case of Beunka Adams, allowing his execution this evening to proceed as scheduled. This will be the 5th execution to occur in Texas in 2012.

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Federal Judge Stays Execution of Beunka Adams

According to the Associated Press, U.S. District Judge Michael Schneider has granted a stay of execution to Beunka Adams.  Adams was scheduled to be executed on Thursday, April 26, 2012 for […]

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State of Texas Executes Jesse Hernandez

Last night, March 28, 2012, the State of Texas executed Jesse Hernandez for the murder of 10-month-old Karlos Borjas in 2001.   Hernandez and his wife were babysitting Karlos and his […]

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State of Texas Executes Keith Thurmond

On Wednesday, March 7, 2012, the State of Texas executed Keith Thurmond.  He was convicted of killing his estranged wife, Sharon Thurmond, and her boyfriend, Guy Fernandes, near Magnolia in Montgomery […]

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State of Texas Executes George Rivas

Last night, February 29, 2012, the State of Texas executed George Rivas.  It was the second execution of the year in Texas and the sixth nationwide. Rivas was convicted and […]

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Reprieve Granted to Anthony Bartee; Execution Date Withdrawn

Anthony Bartee has received a reprieve so that DNA testing can be conducted on two strands of hair found in the hands of the victim, David Cook.  According to the […]

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Action Alert: Request a Reprieve for Anthony Bartee

On February 28, 2012, Anthony Bartee may be put to death by the State of Texas, even though the Bexar County Criminal Investigation Laboratory still has not tested pieces of […]

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Texas Carries Out First Execution in 2012; Newbury, Member of “Texas Seven,” Receives Stay

Last night, January 26, the State of Texas carried out its first execution of 2012. Rodrigo Hernandez, 38, originally on parole in Michigan, had his DNA linked to the crime […]