List of people executed in Texas, 1982–89

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1982 (when the state resumed executions) to 1989. All of the 33 people during this period were convicted of murder and have been executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas.[1][2]

Executions 198289

The number in the "#" column indicates the nth person executed since 1982 (when Texas resumed the death penalty). Thus, Charles Brooks, Jr. was not only the first person executed in the 1980 decade, he was also the first person executed since Texas resumed the death penalty.

1982 1 execution
# Executed person Race Age Sex Date of
execution
Victim(s) The Crime Governor
1Charles Brooks, Jr.Black 40M07-Dec-1982David GregoryCharles Brooks was shoplifting with some friends when his car broke down. He went to a car shop to test drive a new car but due to store policy mechanic David Gregory had to ride along with him. He kidnapped Gregory and took him to a hotel room where he was bound to a wall and shot in the head.Bill Clements
1984 3 executions
2James David AutryWhite 29M14-Mar-1984Shirley Droust and Joe BroussardJames Autry intended to rob the store Droust worked at. Autry purchased a beer and then shot Droust between the eyes. He was unable to get any money out of the cash register so instead stole a beer worth $3. He then proceed to shoot two witness between the eyes. Joe Broussard died instantly while the other customer suffered permanent brain damage.Mark White
3Ronald Clark O'BryanWhite 39M31-Mar-1984Timothy O'BryanO'Bryan was struggling financially and was about to become bankrupt. He decided to fix this by taking out a big life insurance policy plan on his son and murdering him. On Halloween 1974 he poisoned his son's Pixy Stix along with five others, which he distributed among fellow trick or treaters in the hope of diverting suspicion. Thankfully none of the others ate the sticks.
4Thomas Andy BarefootWhite 39M30-Oct-1984Harker Heights police officer Carl Irving LeVinThomas Barefoot had previously raped a three-year-old in New Mexico and was on the run. Officer Irving found Barefoot in Harker Heights and was shot by Barefoot in his attempt to make his arrest.
1985 6 executions
5Doyle Edward SkillernWhite 49M16-Jan-1985Patrick RandelPatrick Randel was an undercover narcotics officer who was investigating Doyle Skillern for drug dealing. Randel arranged a deal between him and Skillern. Skillern told him to go a place where they could talk business. Randel was found shot to death a few hours later.
6Stephen Peter MorinWhite 34M13-Mar-1985Carrie Marie Smith, Janna Bruce, and Shiela WhalenStephen Morin raped and murdered three women in Texas. He was suspected in Carrie Smith's death but police couldn't prove it until his DNA was found on Jenna's Bruce's body. His modus operandi was raping and strangling women.
7Jesse De La RosaHispanic 24M15-May-1985Masaoud GhazaliJesse De La Rosa and a friend were robbing a 7/11 where Masaoud Ghazail was employed. De La Rosa ordered Ghazali into a walk-in freezer where he shot Ghazali twice, once in the back and once in the head.
8Charles MiltonBlack 34M25-Jun-1985Manaree DentonMilton was planning on robbing a liquor store that Manaree Denton, and her husband Leonard, owned. He went into the shop and ordered them at gunpoint to clear out the register. Manaree and Leonard fought back and during the struggle both of them were shot. Leonard was shot non-fatally while Manaree was shot through the heart.
9Henry Martinez PorterHispanic 43M09-Jul-1985Henry MaillouxPorter had just robbed a local shop and was trying to make a getaway when officer Henry Mailloux pulled him over for speeding. Porter obeyed until he was told to step out of the car; he then fatally shot Mailloux.
10Charles Francis RumbaughWhite 28M11-Sep-1985Michael FiorelloCharles Rumbaugh became the youngest death row inmate in America when he murdered Michael Fiorello. Rumbaugh was robbing the jewellery shop that Fiorello owned. During the robbery he shot Fiorello in the chest four times.
1986 10 executions
11Charles William BassWhite 30M12-Mar-1986Charles BakerCharles Bass had just robbed a local shop and was fleeing on foot when city Marshall Charles Baker caught him. The ensuring fight resulted in Bass shooting Baker to death.
12Jeffrey Allen BarneyWhite 28M16-Apr-1986Ruby Mae LongsworthJeffrey Barney was employed at the local church by the victim's husband. One day Longsworth and Barney got into an argument where she called him a "bum". Infuriated, Barney proceeded to rape her before strangling her to death with a microphone chord.
13Jay Kelly PinkertonWhite 24M15-May-1986Sarah Donn LawrenceJay Pinkerton broke into Sarah Lawrence's beauty parlor and ambushed her. He proceeded to rape her and then strangled her to death.
14Rudy Ramos EsquivelHispanic 50M09-Jun-1986Timothy HeamRudy Esquivel was snorting cocaine and was employing two prostitutes when undercover narcotics cop Timothy Heam caught him in the act. Esquivel shot at Heam and his partner. Heam's partner was wounded while Heam was struck fatally in the head.
15Kenneth Albert BrockWhite 37M19-Jun-1986Michael SeditaKenneth Brock was robbing a 7/11 that Micheal Sedita managed. Brock took Sedita hostage and demanded more money. The police arrived and as they moved in Brock shot Sedita in the head three times.
16Randy Lynn WoollsWhite 36M20-Aug-1986Betty StottsRandy Woolls broke into the drive-in cinema ticket booth that Betty Stotts managed. He bludgeoned her with a shovel and raped her. He then lit her body on fire while she was still alive.
17Larry SmithBlack 30M22-Aug-1986Mike MasonLarry Smith intended to rob a local shop. At night he broke in while a clerk and night manager Mike Mason were still inside. He ordered Mason to give him all his money, which he did. He then ordered him to open the company safe, but Mason didn't know the combination. Smith became angered and shot Mason in the head while he was kneeling on the floor.
18Chester Lee WickerWhite 37M26-Aug-1986Suzanne KnuthChester Wicker was driving along the coast when he spotted Suzanne Knuth, who was walking alone to her home. Chester grabbed her and attempted to rape her. After failing to rape her and worrying that he was going to be sent to jail, he knocked her out and buried her alive.
19Michael Wayne EvansBlack 30M04-Dec-1986Elvira GuerreroMichael Evans and his group ambushed Guerrero and her boyfriend in the parking lot of the local church. They robbed the couple and murdered Guerrero's boyfriend. Guerrero then forgave her attackers but Evans was annoyed by this and proceeded to gouge out her eyes. When her screams of pain annoyed him he beat her to death.
20Richard AndradeHispanic 25M18-Dec-1986Cordelia Mae GuevaraRichard Andrade stayed in Guevara's nightclub after closing time and waited for her. When she was sweeping the floor he ambushed her and raped her. After he raped her he strangled her to death.
1987 6 executions
21Ramon Pedro HernandezHispanic 44M30-Jan-1987Oscar FrayreRamon Hernandez intended to rob a local gas station. While robbing the gas station Oscar Frayre, a gas station employee, was on duty. Hernandez asked him to empty the register. Oscar did so but was fatally shot in the head afterwards.Bill Clements
22Elisio Hernandez MorenoHispanic 27M04-Mar-1987Russell Lynn BoydElisio Moreno attempted to find the location of his ex-wife but his brother and his brother's wife refused, so he murdered them both. He then went on a rampage and killed officer Russell Boyd when he tried to pull him over. He later went on to also murder three elderly people. He was only charged with Boyd's murder.
23Anthony Charles WilliamsBlack 27M28-May-1987Vickie Lynn WrightAnthony Williams was a serial rapist. One day he kidnapped 13-year-old Vickie Wright as she was walking home. He attempted to rape her but failed. In the end he beat her to death with a 2x4 board.
24Elliot Rod JohnsonBlack 38M24-Jun-1987Joseph GranadoElliot Johnson and three accomplices intended to rob Joseph Granado's jewelry store. Johnson and his accomplices entered the store and ordered everyone on the floor. Johnson ordered Granado to hand over some of the protected jewellery but he refused. Johnson shot him five times in the head.
25John Russell ThompsonWhite 32M08-Jul-1987Mary KnuepperJohn Thompson planned on robbing Mary Knuepper's mini mart. He broke into the shop and demanded she hand over all her money. She obeyed John but he shot her in the neck in order to avoid going to jail for the robbery.
26Joseph Blaine StarvaggiWhite 34M10-Sep-1987John DensonJoseph Starvaggi broke into the home of officer John Denson in order to steal Denson's collection of prized guns. Denson caught Starvaggi in the middle of stealing his guns. Starvaggi then shot Denson in the head execution-style.
1988 3 executions
27Robert L. StreetmanWhite 27M07-Jan-1988Christine BakerChristine Baker was killed by a single shot to the back of her head, fired through the window of her home, while she was watching TV. Streetman was among four men who had planned to rob the house in the belief that a large amount of money was there. Trial testimony showed that the only item taken was Mrs. Baker's purse, containing $1. The four unknowingly missed $64,000 in cash and checks that were hidden. A month after Mrs. Baker's death her relatives accidentally found the money.
28Donald Gene FranklinBlack 37M03-Nov-1988Mary Margaret MoranDonald Franklin waited for a victim to rob in the Veteran's Hospital parking lot. Mary Moran was leaving the hospital after finishing her shift as a nurse when Donald Franklin attacked her in the parking lot and raped her. He then stabbed her to death and stole her car. Moran was found in a field five days later, naked and barely alive. But she had suffered irreversible shock and died the following morning.
29Raymond Landry, Sr.Black 39M13-Dec-1988Kosmas PrittisRaymond Landry planned to rob Kosmas Prittis's restaurant. While Prittis and his family were closing up the restaurant, Landry entered and ordered Prittis to give him all of their money. Raymond groped Prittis's wife and shot Prittis 6 times in the chest.
1989 4 executions
30Leon Rutherford KingBlack 44M22-Mar-1989Michael UnderwoodLeon King abducted Michael Underwood and his girlfriend outside of a popular nightclub. King took $1000 from the couple and brutally raped Underwood's girlfriend. Underwood was beaten to death by King with the butt of a gun.
31Stephen A. McCoyWhite 40M24-May-1989Cynthia JohnsonStephen McCoy was hired to help James Paster kill Robert Howard. After they killed Howard they all agreed to kill one person each to demonstrate their loyalty. Stephen showed his loyalty by raping Cynthia and then strangling her with a telephone cord.
32James Emery PasterWhite 44M20-Sep-1989Robert HowardJames Paster was hired by Robert Howard's estranged wife to murder him. She promised him $50,000 if he was successful. Paster hired Stephen McCoy to help with the crime. The men cut Howard's truck tire in the parking lot of the Legal Tender Club and waited for him to leave the club. On noticing the flat tire Howard opened the trunk to retrieve the jack, whereupon Paster crept behind Howard and shot him in the back of the head.
33Carlos DeLunaHispanic 27M07-Dec-1989Wanda LopezCarlos DeLuna was planning to rob a deli shop where Wanda Lopez worked at. Lopez called 911 when she saw DeLuna outside the shop acting suspiciously. DeLuna then entered the shop and demanded that she give him all the money in the register. After she gave him the money he killed her with an 8" Buck Knife.
Sources: List of executed offenders by the TDJC since 1982,[1] and The Espy File: 16082002.[2]
Preceded by
List of people executed in Texas, 1960–64
Lists of people executed in Texas Succeeded by
List of people executed in Texas, 1990–99

See also

References

  1. List of Executed Offenders. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. The Espy File: 16082002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.

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