I dont care if she was sincere.
If she was saved, she would go to be with Jesus at her death.
But murder she did. The Bible is clear: murderers are supposed to be executed.
Virtually all the replies on thread up to now have focused on Karla and whether or not she deserved to be executed. What about the deterrent effect on others? I think it is about time that our courts and the public begin to consider the effect some crimes have on society as a whole. The sentencing phase of any criminal trial sets a precedent for future sentencing.
"murderers are supposed to be executed."
I know that I'm late in the thread (working? sic).
FYI. The unsolved "Possum Murder" happened around the time Tucker did the deeds in Houston.
Possum's was a convience store in Arlington, Texas. Tucker was known to be in the area during the time of this event. The MO was the same...murder by pickaxe with the murder weapon left embedded in the victim (skull).
During the time of Tucker's execution, the Arlington, TX PD was all new, no old timers on the detective staff to recall the unsolved Possum Murder. It is unlikely that Houston was Tucker's first and only.