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Justen Hall
The state of Texas plans to execute Justen Hall on November 6, 2019 for the 2002 murder of Melissa Billhartz. The Catholic Church teaches that the death penalty is unacceptable in all cases because it is “an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.” (Catholic Catechism 2267) Regrettably, Justen Hall has asked to give up…
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John William King
Execution Pending Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Texas John William King is scheduled to be executed in Texas on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 for the kidnapping and murder of 49-year old James Byrd, Jr. Mr. King’s claims of innocence and poor legal representation were denied by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in February 2018. Of…
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Mark Robertson
Mark Robertson is scheduled to be executed in Texas on Thursday, April 11, 2019 for the 1989 murder of 81-year old Edna Brau. Mr. Robertson was sentenced to death by a jury through a procedure deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court for its exclusion of the mitigating evidence that Mr. Robertson had an abusive father…
