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 ...
Suspect in murder of fiancé searched online about killing an "illegal immigrant," Texas police say
Ty Vaughn, 31, allegedly shot and killed his fiancé hours after searching "is it illegal to kill an illegal immigrant." ...
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.
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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.
Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
A federal appeals court has tossed an Amarillo woman’s death sentence after it found that local prosecutors had failed to ...
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 ...
Man wanted for murder, child sex crimes across multiple states arrested in Texas
A North Carolina man wanted for multiple charges, including murder, was captured in Denton, Texas following a multi-state ...
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 ...
Word of her murder in California surprised a woman living in Texas
Dorothia Diaz was unaware until recently that she was the subject of a cold case search by an investigative team that thought ...
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.
Waco, Texas man indicted in gang-related shooting death
A McLennan County grand jury indicted Kewon Demetri Briggs, 20, in the May 13, 2024, shooting death of Anthony Powe, 19, in ...
Brittany Holberg, inmate on Texas death row for 27 years, has her conviction tossed by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.