Federal appellate court vacates Texas death row inmate's murder conviction
State prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to Brittany Marlow Holberg during her 1998 murder trial that resulted in her ...
Federal appeals court reverses conviction of Texas woman on death row after 27 years
The federal appeals court said the prosecution failed to disclose that a key trial witness was a paid informant.
Man wanted for murder, child sex crimes across multiple states arrested in Texas
A North Carolina man wanted for multiple charges, including murder, was captured in Denton, Texas following a multi-state ...
Suspect in murder of fiancé searched online about killing an "illegal immigrant," Texas police say
Ty Vaughn, 31, allegedly shot and killed his fiancé hours after searching "is it illegal to kill an illegal immigrant." ...
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Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
Brittany Marlowe Holberg was convicted in 1998 of robbing and murdering an 80-year-old man in his Amarillo home. The appeals ...
Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
Murder suspect Googled is it ‘illegal... to kill an illegal immigrant,’ Texas cops say
He is accused of fatally shooting his fiancé, then staging the scene to make it appear like the victim died by suicide.
Texas Inmate on Death Row for 27 Years Has Conviction Overturned
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the conviction and death sentence of Brittany Holberg, who was 25 when she was ...
Strong thunderstorm storm leaves death, injuries and destruction in North Texas
Strong winds of up to 90 mph ripped the roof off a Days Inn along Interstate 45, damaged homes throughout Ellis County and ...
Brittany Holberg, inmate on Texas death row for 27 years, has her conviction tossed by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.
‘Odor of death’ coming from car trunk leads to missing woman’s body, Texas officials say
Flies buzzing around a car and the strong “odor of death” led officers to the trunk of a car where a missing mother’s body ...
Texas execution of 'desert killer,' on death row for 30 years, blocked by court
David Wood, 67, was sentenced to death in 1992 for the killing of six woman and girls in El Paso, Texas. He has spent nearly 33 years on death row for the crimes.