Texas execution of 'desert killer,' on death row for 30 years, blocked by court
David Wood, 67, was sentenced to death in 1992 for the killing of six woman and girls in El Paso, Texas. He has spent nearly ...
Texas court delays execution of man on death row for 32 years, days before he was set to die
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set ...
Woman on Death Row for 30 Years Has Conviction Overturned After Paid Informant’s Testimony Challenged
The murder conviction for a Texas woman who'd been on death row for decades was thrown out last week after a federal appeals ...
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Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
Wood has been on Texas Death Row for nearly four decades even though no DNA evidence linked him to the murders of six women and girls in El Paso in 1987. “I’m accused of killing six people ...
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Woman on death row for nearly three decades has conviction overturned after shocking new information is revealed
On 27 March 1998, Brittany Holberg was sentenced to death for the robbery, torture and murder of 80-year-old Texas-local, A.
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Texas Death Row inmate David Wood 'Desert Killer' maintains innocence days before execution
"This is the first case of its type to be tried in Texas and it will create new law," said Norbert Garney who represented ...
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Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight Accused Of Defrauding Death Row Cofounder
The two are said to have conspired to cheat Lydia Harris, wife of convicted drug kingpin and former Death Row financier, ...
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What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
As of Feb. 6, 2025, there were 174 people on death row in Texas, seven of whom are women, including Melissa Lucio who was convicted in 2008 of beating to death her 2-year-old daughter. In 2022 ...
Federal appeals court reverses conviction of Texas woman on death row after 27 years
The federal appeals court said the prosecution failed to disclose that a key trial witness was a paid informant.
What to know about Death Row Records, the iconic label at the center of a Houston lawsuit
With the iconic Los Angeles-based music label Death Row Records making headlines again, here is what to know about the label and its famous owner.
Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.