David Wood, Set for Execution, Says He Was Never the ‘Desert Killer’
Wood’s attorneys have requested that more than 100 additional pieces of evidence be tested for DNA, but the state has opposed the request for over a decade.
Death Penalty
In Texas’ High Criminal Court Races, the Stakes Are Life or Death
Bipartisan opposition to planned execution highlights power of state’s top criminal appeals court as Paxton-backed candidates and Dem opponents vie for open seats.
Texas Plans to Execute Man After Courts Refuse DNA Tests
Ruben Gutierrez was convicted of murder in 1999 under Texas’ “Law of Parties.” He says he had nothing to do with the killing.
An Open Letter to Richard Linklater on Our Texas Death Penalty
Capital punishment ensnares us all in a labyrinth of our own making, as your new film poignantly reveals.
Podcasting’s New Poirot: Broadcasting the Case of the Late Ivan Cantu
A private eye spent four years investigating a death row innocence claim and sharing his findings with tens of thousands.
‘It’s the South’: Harris County Sends 15 Times More Black Men to Death Row than White
Texas’ largest county remains the state’s deadliest when it comes to capital murder convictions, a new report says.
Ivan Cantu Is Set to Be Executed. But Did He Get a Fair Trial?
So far, Texas courts have refused to hear new legal arguments that could support the Dallas man’s innocence.
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Amarillo Man to Be Executed Based Largely on One Discredited ‘Expert’ Witness
Brent Brewer was convicted of the 1990 murder of Robert Laminack.
No Path to Redemption for Devout Death Row Inmates
Texas offers religious education to the condemned but rarely values spiritual growth when considering clemency requests.
Advocates Request Clemency for Jewish Man on Death Row
Jedidiah Murphy is set to be executed on World Day Against the Death Penalty.