Texas mother on death row Roberson, who had custody of his daughter, was accused of severely assaulting and shaking her to death, and was subsequently tried and convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2003. She has also been charged with capital murder in the death of her six-year-old son, Devon, who was murdered at the same time as Damon. Linda Carty is one of only 9 women on death row in Texas, convicted of murdering 25 year Joana Rodrigues and stealing her 4 day old child. Sep 11, 2024 · A judge will consider new findings in the case of Melissa Lucio, the first Hispanic woman on Texas’ death row. Convicted rapist and killer Moises Sandoval Mendoza, 40, was executed by lethal injection Nov 17, 2024 · A Texas judge said that a mother who has been on death row since 2008 over the death of her toddler is "actually innocent," with a decision on her release now in the hands of Texas’s Court of Criminal Appeals. Apr 26, 2022 · For 14 years, Lucio had been on death row for the 2007 death of her then-two year old daughter, Mariah. [1] Due to this fluctuation as well as lag and inconsistencies in inmate reporting procedures across jurisdictions, the information in this Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Apr 15, 2024 · In a rare joint statement, the district attorney and the defense agreed that prosecutors withheld evidence that could point to a Rio Grande Valley woman’s innocence in the death of her toddler. In the early morning hours of June 6, 1996, 911 dispatchers in Rowlett, Texas Mar 27, 2022 · Melissa Lucio, a Texas mother, has been on death row for over 14 years after the death of her 2-year-old daughter Mariah. Thomas Bartlett Whitaker (born December 31, 1979) is an American convicted under the Texas law of parties of murdering two family members as a 23-year-old. Apr 25, 2022 · The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles will review Melissa Lucio's death sentence and make a recommendation to Gov. Nov 15, 2024 · A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner’s trial judge said in documents unearthed on Nov 15, 2024 · A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner's trial judge said in documents unearthed on Thursday. Nov 20, 2024 · Melissa Elizabeth Lucio, a death row inmate convicted of murdering her toddler daughter, is “actually innocent”, the trial judge who presided over her capital murder case said last month. Here is a look at life on Death Row, and the women Parker will be joining to await her execution. Damon and Devon Nov 14, 2024 · The trial judge who presided over death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s capital murder case found last month that she is innocent of her daughter’s death and recommended that her sentence and May 2, 2022 · Melissa Lucio was granted a stay by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals just two days before her scheduled execution. But what’s next? Efforts to free Texas mother on death row get a boost after judge concludes prosecutors Nov 15, 2024 · A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner’s trial judge said in documents unearthed on Nov 8, 2024 · ROWLETT, Texas — The case of Darlie Routier has been one of the most talked about murder cases in DFW history because it happened in a quiet suburban neighborhood in Rowlett. Nov 15, 2024 · HOUSTON (AP) — Efforts to free Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, were significantly bolstered after a WFAA's Rebecca Lopez takes a look back at the case of a Rowlett mother who killed her two boys. Judge Arturo Mar 23, 2022 · The mother of 14, who is the first and only Hispanic woman on death row in Texas, has spent the last 14 years awaiting execution for a crime she says she didn’t commit. New evidence casts doubt on her conviction. Senior State District Judge Arturo Nelson concluded that prosecutors presented false testimony, suppressed evidence and that new Apr 25, 2022 · Melissa Lucio execution: Time is running out for Texas woman on death row for young daughter's death The list of people supporting the South Texas mother of 14 convicted of killing her 2-year-old Nov 18, 2024 · Efforts to free Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, were significantly bolstered after a judge concluded that she is “actually innocent” of capital murder. The episode begins with Carty singing Amazing Grace while Herzog describes the crime. Whitaker was convicted and sentenced to death in March 2007 for the December 10, 2003 murders of his mother and 19-year-old brother. May 8, 2019 · She’s one of only six women on death row in the US state of Texas, and Darlie Routier insists she has been wrongfully imprisoned for more than 20 years, accused of killing her two sons. Oct 29, 2024 · Robert Roberson photographed through plexiglass at Texas' Polunsky Unit in Livingston on Dec. In Apr 16, 2024 · A Texas judge last week recommended the conviction and sentence of a mother on death row be overturned, finding prosecutors withheld key evidence that could have prevented her from being found Nov 17, 2024 · The Texas judge who oversaw a trial that convicted a mother of killing her 2-year-old daughter and sentenced her to death now says the woman is “actually innocent” and did not kill her child. Moises Sandoval Mendoza apologized to the victim's relatives present just before he received a lethal injection Wednesday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. Greg Abbott. Melissa Elizabeth Lucio has been on death in Texas in the union for 16 years, according to PEOPLE. Nov 15, 2024 · news | Courts Texas’ Melissa Lucio ‘innocent’ of killing daughter, judge says. May 23, 2024 · It's been two years since Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio's execution was halted at the last minute, and now, a judge is recommending that the Court of Criminal Appeals overturn Lucio’s conviction and death sentence. Devin Routier, 6, and Damon Routier, 5, both died Apr 4, 2024 · Kimberly Cargill, a mother from Whitehouse, Texas, is one of the few women on death row in the United States. The suburban housewife was convicted of the 1996 stabbing Feb 10, 2025 · The Nuns Trying to Save the Women on Texas’s Death Row Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. Death Row Information Inmate Information Last Statement Date of Execution: September 24, 2024 Inmate: Travis James Mullis, #9992563 Last Statement: Yes Warden, I would like to thank everyone, all my friends, Pat, all my pen pals, and all the people in my corner inside and outside even on Death Row, that accepted me for the man I became during my best and Nov 17, 2024 · A Texas judge said that a mother who has been on death row since 2008 over the death of her toddler is "actually innocent," with a decision on her release now in the hands of Texas’s Court of Criminal Appeals. He has lost his appeals since. Now, a judge says Lucio never committed the May 10, 2019 · The confounding case of Darlie Routier, one of only six women on death row in Texas, has fascinated Americans for more than two decades. Nov 11, 2022 · Taylor Parker is set to become the seventh and youngest woman on Death Row in Texas for the murder of a New Boston mother and kidnapping of her unborn baby from her womb. Apr 25, 2022 · The list of people supporting the South Texas mother of 14 convicted of killing her 2-year-old daughter continues to grow as her execution date creeps closer. 19, 2023. Carty's first statement in the episode is a declaration of her Nov 15, 2024 · A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner’s trial judge said in documents unearthed on Nov 18, 2024 · Melissa Elizabeth Lucio, a Texas mother who has spent over 16 years on death row, has been declared "actually innocent". Apr 10, 2024 · Melissa Lucio, a Texas mother of 14, has been on death row since 2008 after she was convicted of killing her 2-year-old daughter. " Nov 17, 2024 · A Texas judge said that a mother who has been on death row since 2008 over the death of her toddler is "actually innocent," with a decision on her release now in the hands of Texas’s Court of Nov 15, 2024 · A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner's trial judge said in documents unearthed on Lucio is the first woman of Latino descent to be sentenced to death in the U. Nov 15, 2024 · Melissa Lucio poses behind glass in 2022 at Texas' death row for women in Gatesville. If you haven't heard the story of the Texas mother who was scheduled to be Nov 21, 2024 · Lucio has been behind bars for nearly 17 years after being convicted of capital murder in her toddler's death. Lucio, whose execution was delayed in Apr 18, 2024 · Melissa Lucio, the Texas mother put on death row after being convicted for the death of her 2-year-old daughter, could have her death sentence overturned after claims information was withheld. Robert Leslie Roberson III (born November 10, 1966) is an American man on death row for the murder of his two-year-old daughter in 2002. Mum-of-14 Nov 15, 2024 · A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner’s trial judge said in documents unearthed on Nov 15, 2024 · A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner’s trial judge said in documents unearthed on Apr 20, 2022 · Amanda Knox is defending Melissa Lucio, a Texas mother who is scheduled to be executed on April 27, 2022 for the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah. Feb 8, 2025 · Two men in Texas are sentenced to death for murdering their children — for one of them, it is already too late. Nov 15, 2024 · A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner’s trial judge said in documents unearthed on Jul 3, 2002 · July 3 -- Darlie Routier is one of eight women waiting on death row in Texas, and even for a state with more than its share of shocking murder trials, hers was truly exceptional. To date, Routier has not been tried for Devon's murder. Sep 8, 2023 · ‘Women on Death Row: Melissa Lucio’ features the story of Melisa Lucio, a murderer who faced the death penalty in Texas for murdering her two-year-old daughter in February 2017. Prior Occupation Self-employed Prior Prison Record None Summary of Incident On June 6, 1996, Routier stabbed to death her 5-year-old and 6-year-old sons. Jun 3, 2016 · Twenty years after one of the most infamous crimes in North Texas history, a Rowlett mother sits on death row for killing her two young sons, a vicious crime she has always blamed on an intruder. Her execution is set for April 27. Ms. Nov 15, 2024 · Melissa Lucio, a mother of 14 living in Brownsville, Texas, was arrested and charged in 2007 for the murder of her two-year-old daughter Mariah Alvarez who had turned purple and unresponsive at home. Melissa Elizabeth Lucio has been on death row for over a decade after being convicted of capital murder in the February 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah Alvarez. The young mother was found dead in the trunk of a car, with the infant child barely alive in a nearby car. Jul 10, 2015 · A Texas mother is on death row for murdering her two sons in 1996. Nov 15, 2024 · A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner’s trial judge said in documents unearthed on A Texas man has been executed for the killing of a young mother more than 20 years ago. Sep 21, 2024 · The year was 1996 in a Dallas County, Texas Home -- where two tragic murders took place. For the other, the clock is ticking. Lucio's Apr 25, 2022 · The list of people supporting the South Texas mother of 14 convicted of killing her 2-year-old daughter continues to grow as her execution date creeps closer. Her shocking crime—the murder of her babysitter, Cherry Walker—revealed a tale of control, fear, and manipulation. In February 2002, she was sentenced to death for the abduction and murder in 2001 of 20-year-old Joana Rodriguez in order to steal Rodriguez's newborn son. Nov 15, 2024 · Melissa Lucio was two days away from being put to death in Texas for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter when an appeals court intervened in 2022. 7, 2022, that her daughter is innocent and was wrongfully sentenced to death for the murder of Lucio’s 2-year-old daughter, Mariah. Nov 15, 2024 · The trial judge who presided over death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s capital murder case found last month that she is innocent of her daughter’s death and recommended that her sentence and conviction be overturned, according to court documents unsealed Thursday. Nov 15, 2024 · A woman on death row in Texas is having her name cleared after a judge recommended her conviction be overturned due to new evidence suggesting her daughter's death was accidental. Nov 15, 2024 · A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner’s trial judge said in documents unearthed on Jun 11, 2023 · On June 6, 1996, Damon and Devon Routier were murdered in the suburban Texas town of Rowlett. Supporters are still fighting for more time to prove her Apr 25, 2022 · Texas' highest criminal court on Monday delayed the execution of Melissa Lucio, the only Latina on the state's death row, who was set to die Wednesday. Apr 24, 2025 · A Texas death row inmate's last words before his execution were an apology to the victim's family. 1 of 2 | FILE - Esperanza Treviño, Melissa Lucio’s mother, pleas to the public as she is surrounded by family and friends on the steps of the Cameron County Courthouse Administrative entrance in Brownsville, Texas, Feb. 29, 2022, Taylor Parker has been on death row for the murder of a pregnant mother after cutting her unborn baby out of the womb, causing both to die. Lucio has spent nearly two decades on Texas’ death row for a crime that never happened. Apr 23, 2022 · Local advocates join nationwide day of action to free Texas mother on death row Melissa Lucio's execution date is set for April 27th. The State of Texas has set her execution date for April 27, 2022. Dec 10, 2024 · A Collin County judge last month signed an order scheduling the execution of Moises Sandoval Mendoza, a death row inmate convicted of killing a young mother over 20 years ago and attempting to This is a list of women on death row in the United States. Routier was Apr 24, 2025 · The State of Texas has executed a 41-year-old man convicted of the 2004 brutal murder of a 20-year-old mother, making Moises Sandoval Mendoza the 13th death row inmate to have their sentence Apr 23, 2025 · Mendoza, 40, was executed by lethal injection for the murder of 20-year-old Rachelle O'Neil Tolleson on March 18, 2004, in Farmersville, Texas. Apr 26, 2022 · Lucio, a mother of 14, has been on Texas’ death row since 2008, when she was convicted in the murder of her 2-year-old daughter the prior year. state of Texas. [1][2] The execution, which had Apr 26, 2022 · Melissa Lucio and her family were lost for words as they learned a Texas appeals court ordered a stay of execution on Monday. Nov 20, 2024 · Melissa Lucio, the death row inmate who was convicted in her daughter's death, spoke out exclusively to ABC News since a judge found that the Texas mother is "innocent. Apr 21, 2025 · Moises Mendoza is set to be executed by lethal injection on April 23 for the murder of Rachelle O'Neil Tolleson in Farmersville, Texas in 2004. Texas death row prisoners are housed in Livingston but executed at the state prison in Apr 26, 2022 · The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday granted a stay of execution for Melissa Lucio, halting her execution scheduled for Wednesday and sending her case back to the trial court to review Linda Anita Carty (born 5 October 1958) is a Kittitian -American [a] former schoolteacher who is on death row in Texas. These are the Dallas County inmates awaiting news on appeals, Mar 22, 2022 · The latest bid to spare Melissa Lucio's life comes 14 years after she was sentenced to death in a capital murder case involving the youngest of her dozen children. Melissa Lucio was two days away from being put to death in Texas for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Apr 21, 2025 · Texas death row inmate Moises Mendoza is set to be executed April 23 for the 2004 murder of Rachelle O'Neil Tolleson. Apr 9, 2025 · Melissa Lucio was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death for the accidental death of her daughter, Mariah, who died two days after a fall down a flight of stairs. Co-Defendants None Race and Gender of Victim Two white males Apr 7, 2022 · Kim Kardashian joins legislators in support of Texas mother on death row If executed on April 27, Melissa would be the first Latin American woman executed in Texas in the modern era. The episode tries to untangle the complex case, weighing in evidence and testimonies from both sides of the spectrum — one claiming she was innocent while […] Sep 24, 2024 · Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Nov 15, 2024 · Melissa Lucio has been on death row in Texas since she was convicted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter in 2008. Darlie Lynn Peck Routier (born January 4, 1970) is an American woman from Rowlett, Texas, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of her five-year-old son Damon in 1996. She asserts her innocence to this day. The main suspect? Mother Darlie Routier. Nov 17, 2024 · A Texas judge said that a mother who has been on death row since 2008 over the death of her toddler is "actually innocent," with a decision on her release now in the hands of Texas’s Court of Apr 26, 2022 · Melissa Lucio and her family were lost for words as they learned a Texas appeals court ordered a stay of execution on Monday. That night police received a frantic 911 call from Darlie about an intruder and the stabbing of two of her sons. S. Lucio's case was the subject of a 2020 documentary, The State of Texas vs. Nov 15, 2024 · HOUSTON (AP) — Efforts to free Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, were significantly bolstered after a judge concluded that she is “actually innocent” of capital murder. . Melissa Elizabeth Lucio has been on death row for over a decade after being convicted of Apr 9, 2022 · In this undated photograph, Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio is holding one of her sons, John. The number of death row inmates fluctuates daily with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise). Their mom, Darlie Routier, was found guilty and sentenced to death a year later, but has maintained her innocence ever since. Aug 11, 2025 · Texas Death Row sees a drop in new inmates, with only two men added this year, including a convicted cop killer and a man involved in a triple homicide. Death Row Information Inmates on Death Row Gender and Racial Statistics Executed Inmates Scheduled Executions Executions by Year Women on Death Row Inmates No Longer on Death Row Citizenship Information Media Witness List Death Row Facts Information for the News Media Death Row 1923-1973 Information for Crime Victims Information by County 1976 A Texas man who waived his right to appeal his death sentence has received a lethal injection for killing his 3-month-old son more than 16 years ago. Nov 16, 2024 · A Texas mother who narrowly avoided a scheduled execution over two years ago is "actually innocent" in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, said a judge who is recommending her conviction and Nov 16, 2024 · A Texas district judge declared that a mother on death row is innocent in the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter, according to court documents filed in October but made public this past week. Nov 15, 2024 · The judge who presided over the trial of death row inmate Melissa Lucio has recommended her conviction and death sentence be overturned, according to newly unsealed court documents. Apr 25, 2022 · Texas Mom on Death Row Is Granted Stay of Execution, and New Evidence in Child's Death Will Be Reviewed Melissa Lucio was convicted of murder in her daughter's death, but advocates say the 2-year Nov 15, 2024 · A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner's trial judge said in documents unearthed on Thursday. Mar 12, 2025 · The highest court in Texas on Tuesday issued a rare stay of execution for David Leonard Wood, who has always denied being the so-called Desert Killer and reiterated his innocence in a recent Feb 23, 2025 · GATESVILLE, Texas - Since Nov. Lucio is set to be executed on April 27 for the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter Mariah. Apr 22, 2022 · In Polarized Texas, Rare Accord: A Hispanic Mother Shouldn’t Be Executed The execution of Melissa Lucio would be the first of a Hispanic woman in Texas. [3][4] Carty claimed she was framed by her co-defendants who were drug Mar 11, 2025 · The highest court in Texas on Tuesday issued a rare stay of execution for David Leonard Wood, who has always denied being the so-called Desert Killer and reiterated his innocence in a recent 4 days ago · Texas has, by far, led the nation in executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. [1] He spent years on death row at the Polunsky Unit near Livingston, Texas, before the commutation of his Apr 25, 2022 · The list of people supporting the South Texas mother of 14 convicted of killing her 2-year-old daughter continues to grow as her execution date creeps closer. Melissa. Nov 16, 2024 · A Texas district judge declared that a mother on death row is innocent in the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter, according to court documents filed in October but made public this Nov 17, 2024 · A Texas judge said that a mother who has been on death row since 2008 over the death of her toddler is "actually innocent," with a decision on her release now in the hands of Texas’s Court of Nov 18, 2024 · The family of Melissa Lucio expressed hope that the death row inmate would be freed after a judge concluded that Lucio is “innocent” in the death of her daughter. fvzv qwbqjqm htbddf hsukhs fdtai grmu mkp apaog iosme likwz mgco qzhxrc hbz hudwuk uyisu