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The Brownstone Lane murders were the mass murders of four people at a residence on Brownstone Lane in Houston, Texas. On June 20, 1992, three men tied up six people and shot all of them in the head execution-style. Four of the six victims died. The perpetrators: Marion Butler Dudley (May 13, 1972 – January 25, 2006), [1] Arthur "Squirt" Brown ...
Harding Street raid. On January 28, 2019, in the Pecan Park area in the East End district of Houston, [1] Houston Police Department (HPD) officers initiated a no-knock raid on a house, killing the two homeowners, a husband and wife: Dennis Wayne Tuttle and Rhogena Ann Nicholas. [2]
The list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas, with the exception of 1819–1849, is divided into periods of 10 years. Since 1819, 1,340 people (all but nine of whom have been men) have been executed in Texas as of 1 August 2024. Between 1819 and 1923, 390 people were executed by hanging in the county where the trial took place. [1]
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Texas for murder, and participation in a felony resulting in death if committed by an individual who has attained or is over the age of 18. In 1982, the state became the first jurisdiction in the world to carry out an execution by lethal injection, when it executed Charles Brooks Jr.
Imprisoned at. Polunsky Unit. Michael James Perry (April 9, 1982 – July 1, 2010) and Jason Aaron Burkett (born July 31, 1982) were American spree killers who killed three people in Texas in 2001. They were both tried and convicted of capital murder for the killings. Perry was sentenced to death and executed in 2010, while Burkett received a ...
1980–1984. Hurricane Allen (1980) near landfall. August 10, 1980 – Hurricane Allen makes landfall near Brownsville as a Category 3 hurricane. A wind gust of 140 mph (230 km/h) is reported in Port Mansfield. Heavy rainfall is reported across South Texas, with a peak of 20.2 in (510 mm) in Kingsville.
Dibbles was arrested for allegedly stealing four bottles of baby formula. She spent a week in the hospital recovering from head trauma she sustained when she stumbled and fell while being chased by the Houston Police Department on May 18, according to the Houston Chronicle. Dibbles died after a seizure. Jail or Agency: Harris County; State: Texas
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas since 2020. To date, 21 people have been executed since 2020. To date, 21 people have been executed since 2020. All of the people during this period were convicted of murder and have been executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas .