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2014-01-04 Thread Rick Halperin
Jan. 4 TEXAS: Estranged husband charged with killing pregnant wifeMissing pregnant woman's body found, husband arrested: A man whose estranged and pregnant wife vanished the day after Christmas has been arrested and charged with killing her. A man whose estranged and pregnant wi

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2014-01-22 Thread Rick Halperin
Jan. 22 TEXASimpending execution of foreign national Appeals Denied, Mexican National Set to be Executed Tonight in Texas A federal judge in Austin late Tuesday rejected last ditch appeals filed on behalf of Mexican citizen Edgar Tamayo, clearing the way for Tamayo's scheduled exec

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2017-06-01 Thread Rick Halperin
June 1 TEXAS: Death Row Solitary: 'Their Walls Have Driven Them Mad' Anthony Graves emerged from solitary confinement over 6 years ago to become a national crusader for justice reform, but it took a recent report by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin to add new urgency to

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2015-03-28 Thread Rick Halperin
March 28 TEXAS: Legislature must fix Texas death penalty; THE POINT - Lawmakers have neglected their duty to put greater specificity in the law. Texans who support capital punishment might want to believe that the system has evolved into an excruciatingly fair, airtight application

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2016-02-10 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 10 TEXASnew execution date Killer at Dallas-area Subway store holdup set to die in May A 42-year-old man sent to death row for a fatal shooting during a Dallas-area sandwich shop robbery in 2002 has received an execution date. Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Ja

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2016-11-02 Thread Rick Halperin
Nov. 2 TEXASnew execution date John Ramirez has been given an execution date for Feb. 2; it should be considered serious. Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present20 Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982present-538 Abbott#scheduled execution date-name

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2016-11-05 Thread Rick Halperin
Nov. 5 TEXAS: "An Eye For An Eye" by Israeli Documentary Filmmaker Ilan Ziv Premieres Oct. 28, Shifts Election Focus From Division To Forgiveness The powerful documentary AN EYE FOR AN EYE, comes to select U.S. theaters beginning October 28th with a message of forgiveness and healing

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2018-03-03 Thread Rick Halperin
March 3 TEXASimpending execution Texas Gives Rosendo Rodriguez Execution Date of March 27, 2018 Rosendo Rodriguez III is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CDT, on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. 37-year-old Ros

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2019-09-12 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 12 TEXAS: Family and nun fight for retrial as man convicted by all-white jury faces death Supporters of Rodney Reed, scheduled for execution in November, point to racial bias and questionable evidence “He never had a chance.” That’s what Sandra Reed said at the start of a

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2015-03-16 Thread Rick Halperin
March 16 TEXASstay of impending execution Texas court halts officers' killer's execution An East Texas man set for execution this week for a shootout 8 years ago that left 2 sheriff's officers dead has won a reprieve from the state's highest criminal appeals court. The Texas Co

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2016-05-03 Thread Rick Halperin
May 3 TEXAS: District Attorney to Seek Death Penalty for 3 in San Angelo Capital Murder Case On Aug. 31, 2015, at approximately 4:05 a.m., 4 suspects forced entry into 69-year-old William Valdez's home, demanding money before they shot him. The gunshot caused severe injury to Valdez,