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Federal appellate court vacates Texas death row inmate's murder conviction
State prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to Brittany Marlow Holberg during her 1998 murder trial that resulted in her being sentenced to death, a federal appellate court panel ruled Friday.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halts execution of death row inmate David Leonard Wood
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, court records show.
Texas 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood gets rare stay of execution: What to know
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, amid lack of DNA evidence.
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 33 years on death row for the crimes.
Stay granted for Texas death row inmate two days before scheduled execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals did not clarify why it halted the execution of David Wood in its order granting the stay.
Texas execution of David Wood stayed by court
Wood had been set to die by lethal injection Thursday over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso.
'Desert Killer' execution paused by Texas appeals court
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday delayed the plans of the state to executed its longest-held death row inmate.
Texas embalmer charged with felony for 'viciously attacking' corpse of sex offender
Amber Laudermilk faces a state jail felony after she allegedly castrated the body of a registered sex offender, police say.
Withheld evidence, coerced confessions? The capital murder case that's dividing a North Texas county
As the judge and current district attorney clash over the case, the outcome could reshape the future of justice in Cooke ...
Texas Inmate on Death Row for 27 Years Has Conviction Overturned
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the conviction and death sentence of Brittany Holberg, who was 25 when she was ...
Murder suspect Googled is it ‘illegal... to kill an illegal immigrant,’ Texas cops say
He is accused of fatally shooting his fiancé, then staging the scene to make it appear like the victim died by suicide.
Suzanne Simpson murder: Texas attorneys sift through evidence as husband’s case rocks affluent neighborhood
Texas real estate agent Suzanne Simpson vanished in a wealthy area of San Antonio in October 2024, and the case is ...
Texas man leads police on chase after woman's body found inside home
Fort Worth police have charged the man who led authorities on a 38-minute, high-speed chase with murder. When the pursuit ended Monday evening, officers arrested 30-year-old Dylan Jones. Court records ...
Texas Man Accused of Murdering Fiancé After Googling ‘Can I Kill an Illegal Human’
A Texas man is accused of murdering his fiancé and staging the scene to look like a suicide. Ty Vaughn, 31, was arrested and ...
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New judge appointed to oversee Texas' foster care system
The contempt fines on Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Cecile Young were appealed to the 5th Circuit. The fines ...