At 11th hour, Texas execution delayed when killer says he was asked to confess to 1998 murder - News Summed Up

At 11th hour, Texas execution delayed when killer says he was asked to confess to 1998 murder


He gave me another 90 days,” the 55-year-old Shore said in reaction to the execution delay, according to a Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman. Another convicted killer, Larry Swearingen, allegedly tried to convince Shore to take responsibility for the 1998 killing of 19-year-old Melissa Trotter, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon. Shore's execution is inevitableThen on Wednesday as Shore waited to be executed at the Huntsville prison, he received word that his punishment was being delayed. “It is always the first responsibility of prosecutors to see that justice is done,” Ogg said in a statement. “Shore’s execution is inevitable.”


Source: National Post October 19, 2017 13:30 UTC



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