Vaughn Ross

Vaughn Ross (September 4, 1971 – July 18, 2013) was a Texas murderer. He was a graduate student at Texas Tech University before being convicted for the January 31, 2001, murders of Douglas Birdsall, 53, and Viola Ross McVade, 18, in Lubbock County, Texas, United States.[1][2][3]

Vaughn Ross
Born(1971-09-04)September 4, 1971
Texas
DiedJuly 18, 2013(2013-07-18) (aged 41)
Huntsville, Texas
Criminal chargeMurder (February 4, 2001)
PenaltyDeath (September 27, 2002)
Details
VictimsDouglas Birdsall
Viola Ross McVade
Location(s)Lubbock, Texas

Background

Viola was the sister of Ross's girlfriend. Douglas Birdsall had been the associate dean at the Texas Tech library. Ross shot both victims. Later the same day, a mountain biker came across the murder scene and found both Douglas's and Viola's bodies in a car.[4] DNA on a latex glove found in Birdsall's car and a sweatshirt Vaughn was wearing had blood of Douglas Birdsallt these were two things that linked Ross to the double murder.[4] In 2002 Ross was found guilty and sentenced to death by lethal injection by a jury.[5]

Ross received attention in Sweden after he agreed to be part of a special theme week about the death penalty in the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.[6] Aftonbladet covered his case and his last week alive before his execution and reported live from outside the prison on the day of the execution.[7]

Ross left a final statement before being executed which was revealed to Aftonbladet reporter Carina Bergfeldt.[1]

See also

References
  1. Vaughn Ross final statement. Twitter.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-19.
  2. Cooper, Robbie (2013-07-17) EXECUTION WATCH: Vaughn Ross (TX) Archived 2013-08-05 at the Wayback Machine. UrbanGrounds. Retrieved on 2013-07-19.
  3. Lubbock man scheduled to be executed for double murder |myFOXlubbock.com | FOX 34 News Lubbock, Texas Archived 2014-01-08 at the Wayback Machine. myFOXlubbock.com (2013-07-17). Retrieved on 2013-07-19.
  4. Vaughn Ross Execution: Ex-grad student set to die for killing 2 in Texas – Crimesider. CBS News (2013-07-13). Retrieved on 2013-07-19.
  5. Jury deliberates fate of Ross | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock Online (2002-09-24). Retrieved on 2013-07-19.
  6. Om en vecka ska Ross dö | Nyheter | Aftonbladet. Aftonbladet.se (2013-07-11). Retrieved on 2013-07-19.
  7. Bergfeldt, Carina (2013-07-18) I dag ska Vaughn Ross dö | En vecka med döden. Bloggar.aftonbladet.se. Retrieved on 2013-07-19. Archived July 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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