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  • Man's execution questioned by Innocence Project
    A Texas man was executed 10 years ago for a murder he didn't commit and now the Innocence Project wants changes
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texas, execution, state, cynthia cisneros
  • Killer of nurse during robbery executed
    Convicted killer Michael James Perry was executed for gunning down a nurse at her home north of Houston and stealing her car nine years ago
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  • Dallas man executed for 1993 carjacking murder
    Convicted killer George Jones was executed Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a Dallas man during a carjacking 17 years ago
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  • Utah killer will face firing squad
    Utah is scheduled to execute a convicted killer by firing squad, renewing a debate over what critics see as an antiquated, Old West-style of justice
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utah, execution, national/world
  • Convited killer Landor joins smaller 'club'
    Monday's verdict on Mabry Landor, III, may seem like an anomaly, with a Harris County jury coming back with a death sentence
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execution, local, melanie lawson
  • Man who threw woman in river executed in Texas
    A convicted killer who volunteered for execution but in recent weeks changed his mind has been put to death in Texas
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  • Texas man set to die wins reprieve
    A condemned killer who prosecutors said had been faking mental illness to avoid execution has won a reprieve from a federal judge with less than two hours to go
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huntsville, execution, state