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To: yall
http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/Pending/03/jul03.htm

Date of scheduled execution State Victim name Inmate name Status
July 9, 2003    Texas Katrease Houston, 18 months
Gwendolyn Black, 36
Christina Black, 15 weeks
 
Christopher Black pending
In August 1998, a jury took only 15 minutes Wednesday to convict a man of capital murder in the shooting death of a toddler. The same jury deliberated 7 hours before sentencing him to death.  Christopher Black, 37, of Killeen was convicted of killing 18-month-old Katrease Houston, his wife's granddaughter, on Feb. 7, 1998. Black was also charged with killing his wife, 36-year-old Gwendolyn Black, and the couple's daughter, 15-week-old Christina Black. Relatives claim the triple homicide occurred after Black learned his wife planned to divorce him. Black claimed he shot and killed his wife because she tormented and belittled him and physically abused his 10-year-old son.

2 posted on 07/09/2003 9:25:38 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Dixie Chimps! / Coming Soon !: Freeper site on Comcast. Found the URL. Gotta fix it now.)
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To: MeeknMing
It's heartening to see that only five years elapsed between his crime and his execution.
4 posted on 07/09/2003 9:29:46 AM PDT by wideawake (God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
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To: MeeknMing
He shot his baby daughter five times in the chest?

Good riddance.

9 posted on 07/09/2003 9:39:19 AM PDT by Slyfox
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To: MeeknMing
"Relatives claim the triple homicide occurred after Black learned his wife planned to divorce him. Black claimed he shot and killed his wife because she tormented and belittled him and physically abused his 10-year-old son."

Claims he's upset that his child is abused, but he pumps lead into two of his other kids. A real knight in shining armor, isn't he?

17 posted on 07/09/2003 9:54:44 AM PDT by Bonaparte
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