Texas Teen Charged with Capital Murder of Friend’s Mother
A Texas teenager, charged with capital murder after allegedly stabbing his friend’s mother to death, is being held without bail at the Harris County Jail.
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State Fights Appeal from Killer of ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle, Chad Littlefield
The State of Texas has filed a brief to reply to the claims on appeal made by the convicted murderer of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield. Eddie Ray Routh is asking an intermediate appellate court in Texas to set aside the jury’s guilty verdict.
Texas Border Teen Accused of Murdering Own Baby
A Texas border teen is facing capital murder charges in connection with the death of his own 6-month-old baby boy.
Child and Two Women Victims of Brutal Murder in Texas, Two Suspects Not Convicted
A 2011 San Antonio killing left a mother, a daughter and her roommate dead, and neither of the men involved facing murder charges or the death penalty. One of the alleged killers will only be serving only 10 years for possession of child pornography.
Sexual Predator Charged in Murder of Texas Woman, Say Police
A man Dallas police called a sexual predator has been arrested and charged in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a young Texas woman. The woman was abducted while on her way to church earlier this month.
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses Appeal of Texan Who Murdered 85-Year-Old Woman
The U.S. Supreme Court refused earlier this week to hear an appeal filed by a Brownsville, Texas, man accused of stabbing an 85-year-old woman to death. Ruben Gutierrez, 38, was 21 at the time of the capital murder.
Alleged Assassin’s Desperate Attempt to Smear Executed Deputy and Avoid Lethal Injection
HOUSTON, Texas – Defense lawyers for a man charged with executing a Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy in Houston, Texas, attempt to avoid lethal injection by engaging in a smear campaign against the murdered victim. A defense lawyer for the man charged denies that he tries to smear the deputy.
Texas Top Criminal Court Stops Execution of Illegal Alien Convicted of Murdering School Teacher
An illegal alien from Nicaragua, scheduled for execution in Huntsville, Texas, on Wednesday evening, received a stay of execution from the state’s highest criminal court.
Family of Murdered Victim Say Released Death Row Inmate No Innocent Victim
Glenn Ford was released after serving 30 years on death row when the Caddo District Attorney asked that the man’s conviction and sentence be set-aside. The District Attorney found new evidence about the actual gunman after an investigation into another homicide. The attorney who prosecuted apologized for his part in not looking under every rock for the evidence. The man’s release was extensively covered by the media but the murder victim’s family want people to know “Glenn Ford is not an innocent victim.”
Former KKK Grand Dragon to be Tried for Capital Murder in Kansas
A Kansas judge ruled that a former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan will stand trial for capital murder in the alleged killings of three people. The victims were shot in the parking lot of a Jewish community center and assisted-living facility nearly one-year ago. The former KKK grand dragon was convinced he was dying at the time and wanted “to make damned sure I killed some Jews or attacked the Jews before I died,” according to a statement he made to the Kansas City Star.
Official Oppression Trial Begins Against Texas CPS Worker
The criminal trial for a Texas Child Protective Services (CPS) worker is set to start this week. The CPS worker has been charged with official oppression for subjecting a person under CPS investigation “to search and seizure that the defendant knew as unlawful.” Criminal charges against CPS employees related to their actions in child protective services cases are rare.
