There must be a trophy or something… Texas on Wednesday executed a 36-year-old man convicted of killing his daughter and two stepdaughters in a mobile home blaze in 2000. Raphael Holiday was put to death by lethal injection at the state’s death chamber in Huntsville and pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m., a prisons official said.… Continue reading Texas Just Executed its 531st Inmate
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Texas Executes Second Inmate of 2015
A Texas man convicted of killing a 38-year-old woman nearly two decades ago while he was on parole for a triple slaying years earlier was executed Thursday evening, Dallas News reports. Robert Ladd, 57, received a lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected arguments he was mentally impaired and ineligible for the death penalty.… Continue reading Texas Executes Second Inmate of 2015
Now Hear Me Out, I Agree With The Judge on Using The Firing Squad – Here’s Why…
Usually, I disagree with just about everything conservatives say. Their way of thinking is on a level I really cannot stoop to. And believe me, I’ve tried. It has always been my intention to understand their reasoning or lack thereof, but it has finally dawned on me that I simply cannot do it. That is… Continue reading Now Hear Me Out, I Agree With The Judge on Using The Firing Squad – Here’s Why…
Mississippi Could Execute an Innocent Woman on Thursday
Although her son eventually confessed to the crime, her execution is scheduled to happen on Thursday. If Mississippi executes Michelle Byrom, 57, on Thursday, she would be the first woman executed in the state since 1944. A motion to approve that execution date is pending before the Mississippi Supreme Court. Jackson attorney David Voisin, a… Continue reading Mississippi Could Execute an Innocent Woman on Thursday
Troy Davis Executed In Georgia, While The Real Killer Walks Among Us
In 1991, Troy Davis was convicted of murdering an off duty police officer in a parking lot in the city of Savannah, Georgia. His conviction was based on nothing more than nine “eyewitnesses.” Since then, seven of those eyewitnesses have came forward and recanted their testimonies, with some even saying that they were coerced into… Continue reading Troy Davis Executed In Georgia, While The Real Killer Walks Among Us
Rick Perry Saves One Life In Texas
He was supposed to be executed today, but because of the testimony of a prosecution psychologist during his sentencing, Duane Buck – convicted of murdering two people – will live to see another day. The testimony of the psychologist claimed that black people are more likely to commit crimes. Luckily, former Texas AG turned senator John… Continue reading Rick Perry Saves One Life In Texas
Did Rick Perry Kill An Innocent Man?
During the recent Republican Presidential debate, Rick Perry was asked if he struggled to sleep at night with the idea that any one of the 234 death row inmates the state of Texas kills every year, might have been innocent. Perry answered that the courts in Texas have a great record for quality convictions, so he… Continue reading Did Rick Perry Kill An Innocent Man?