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Texas Man Executed for 1993 Murder of Teacher
Reuters ^
| 11-09-2005
| Reuters
Posted on 11/10/2005 5:42:38 AM PST by COEXERJ145
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man convicted of strangling a schoolteacher during a sexual assault in 1993 was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday.
Charles Daniel Thacker, 37, was the 17th person put to death this year in Texas, which leads the nation in capital punishment.
Thacker was condemned for strangling Karen Crawford during an attempted rape in a restroom at her northwest Houston apartment complex. She had been dragged into the restroom from the complex's mailboxes.
Thacker had protested his innocence in the murder, although several women testified at his trial he had raped them. On Wednesday, Thacker's attorneys attempted to have his execution delayed so evidence could be tested for his DNA.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
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To: COEXERJ145
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posted on
11/10/2005 5:45:34 AM PST
by
HOTTIEBOY
(Maybe in your house. Not in mine.)
To: COEXERJ145
Texas! YEEEEHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAA!!!
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posted on
11/10/2005 5:46:09 AM PST
by
Vaquero
("An armed society is a polite society" R. A. Heinlein)
To: COEXERJ145
17th? That's still only 1.5 rats per month (avg). Sorry, but they need to turn up the juice.
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posted on
11/10/2005 5:49:42 AM PST
by
theDentist
(The Dems have put all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
To: COEXERJ145
Perp
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posted on
11/10/2005 5:51:52 AM PST
by
csvset
To: COEXERJ145
So evidence could be tested for his DNA? I would think this would have been done as a matter of course and it likely was. Looks to me like some sort of last minute monkey wrench attempt by his anti Death Penalty lawyers.
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posted on
11/10/2005 5:54:34 AM PST
by
TCats
To: COEXERJ145
Another one bites the dust!!! :>)
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posted on
11/10/2005 5:58:15 AM PST
by
PlanoMike
To: COEXERJ145
After 12 years of lawyers making money on appeals and our feeding and boarding him all that time. This needs to be speeded up.
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posted on
11/10/2005 6:00:52 AM PST
by
Piquaboy
(22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
To: COEXERJ145
"Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image." GEN 9:6 No pity for the perp.
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posted on
11/10/2005 6:00:58 AM PST
by
woollyone
(...a closed mouth gathers no feet...)
To: COEXERJ145
CHARLES "DANNY" THACKER Here is some information about me...My name is Charles Daniel Thacker, I am a 30 year old white male, blue eyes, brown hair, 5'8", tall and around 180 pounds.I am into music of all kinds, and learning about different people and ways, I am a self taught artist, I can draw just about anything from cartoons to life like portraits. I have one daughter, but I am single. I am the youngest of a family of four. It would be great to have someone in the nearby area that might one day be able to visit, but if not that is fine, I love to learn about different countries, and I don't mind what age, or race the person is, and I don't mind writing to men...I would like to correspond with a female more than a male, but I enjoy friendship with both. I believe in being open, honest, and respectful of others' wishes. I believe in GOD and our lord Jesus. I'm just looking for others that have a need for friendship...I also must say that I don't like to correspond with people that already write to inmates here...it causes problems and I don't need anymore than I have. (PS I go by the name of Danny, it has always been my nickname.)Charles D. Thacker 999103
Polunsky Unit D.R
3872 FM 350 South
Livingston Texas
77351 USA
ADDRESS UPDATE:
C/O
Satan@hell.com
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posted on
11/10/2005 6:01:01 AM PST
by
Bon mots
To: Bon mots
ACtully, if he repented, he's not in hell...
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posted on
11/10/2005 6:36:25 AM PST
by
yldstrk
(My heros have always been cowboys-Reagan and Bush)
To: yldstrk
hes dead....thats it. I will have to wait to find out if there is a place for him.....or me for that matter.
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posted on
11/10/2005 6:42:38 AM PST
by
Vaquero
("An armed society is a polite society" R. A. Heinlein)
To: COEXERJ145
For his last meal, Thacker requested two double cheeseburgers, French fries with ketchup, onion rings, fajitas, two Mountain Dews, two Coca-Colas, two Dr. Peppers, guacamole dip with tortilla chips, four slices of pepperoni pizza, one chocolate chip, two slices of double chocolate cake and two pints of ice cream. Good thing that they killed him. I don't think that they could have afforded to keep feeding him. This guy could put it away!
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posted on
11/10/2005 6:54:53 AM PST
by
wyattearp
(The best weapon to have in a gunfight is a shotgun - preferably from ambush.)
To: yldstrk
So for all his dastardly deeds his reward is the same as for one who has lived a pious life of service and grace?
To: COEXERJ145
Bout time....
To: COEXERJ145
As comedian Ron White says, "You kill someone in Texas and Texas will kill you back".
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posted on
11/10/2005 7:15:54 AM PST
by
scooter2
To: COEXERJ145
The appeal process is now down to twelve years. Looks like progress is being made.
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posted on
11/10/2005 8:13:26 AM PST
by
wildbill
To: TCats
If any politician would run on a platform of mandatory death penalties for monsters who kidnap and kill children, they would walk to victory.
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