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Leanderthal Lady is the skeletal remains of a prehistoric woman discovered in January 1983 [1] near the city of Leander, Texas. The remains were alternatively labeled "Leanne." [2] Both names were inspired by the proximity of the site to the town of Leander, a suburb of Austin. Contrary to her name, the Leanderthal Lady lived during the end of ...
Karla Faye Tucker (November 18, 1959 – February 3, 1998) was an American woman sentenced to death for killing two people with a pickaxe during a burglary. [2] She was the first woman to be executed in the United States since Velma Barfield in 1984 in North Carolina, and the first in Texas since Chipita Rodriguez in 1863. [3]
Closing arguments in the murder trial of Tamera Laws, 28, ended on Friday, Jan. 31, with her attorney saying she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, KSAT reports.
The killing took place in Wylie, Texas, on June 13, 1980. During the assault, Gore was struck 41 times with a wood splitting axe . Montgomery pleaded not guilty to charges of murder on the basis of self-defense , alleging that Gore confronted her about the affair she had with Gore's husband and attacked her with the axe.
A Texas father was sentenced on Friday to 14 years in prison in the 2018 shooting death of his neighbor during a dispute over a mattress in Abilene, Texas.. Jurors in Taylor County reached their ...
On June 13, 1980, the Gore home at 410 Dogwood Dr. in Wylie became the site of a gruesome killing. After Gore confronted Montgomery about the affair, Gore was found dead by her two neighbors ...
On March 31, 2012, an Angelina County jury convicted Saenz of murdering five patients and injuring five others. [11] [12] Prosecutors sought the death penalty, but on April 2, 2012, Saenz was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the five murders, plus three consecutive 20-year sentences, totalling sixty years, for aggravated assault. [4]
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Texas executed a man on Wednesday who pleaded guilty to spraying a neighboring home with gunfire, kicking in the door and killing the married couple who lived ...