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Tonight being 06 Feb 20.

I noticed this one a while back. It's particularly heinous, I think.

Wife controls money because if he has it, he will spend it on drugs. After church on Sunday wears her down enough to get $10 to buy a rock of cocaine and smokes in the back yard while his wife, nine month old and seven year old daughters, father-in-law, and two sisters-in-law are inside. He wants more when he's done but knows his wife won't give him any more money, so he gets a handgun and shoots every member of his family except the 7 year old -- because the gun was empty. He reloads and then chases the 7 year old into the kitchen and shoots her too. Kills every one except one sister-in-law who staggers to a neighbor's house to call for help (she was in critical condition but ultimately survived).

He took his wife's purse and drove to an ATM but couldn't get the card to work. Police caught him within 30 minutes and he provided a written confession.

Took jury 10 minutes to convict, and then sentenced him to death. Appeals up to SCOTUS, but barring one last minute appeal, tonight's the night.

https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr ... aabel.html

https://www.courthousenews.com/texas-de ... on-expert/

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/h ... 033835.php