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Texas executes inmate despite judge’s concerns with its lethal injection drugs
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Robert Fratta was sentenced to death after hiring two men to kill his estranged wife in 1994. One of them ambushed her in her garage and shot her in the head.
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Texas Executes Ex-Cop Who Hired Men to Kill His Wife
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Texas executes inmate despite judge’s concerns with its lethal injection drugs
Texas is set to execute a former police officer for hiring two people to kill his wife 30 years ago. Robert Fratta is scheduled to die of lethal injection on Tuesday for the 1994 slaying.
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A former suburban Houston police officer was set to be executed Tuesday for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago. Robert Fratta, 65, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection for the November 1994 fatal shooting of his wi…
Fratta's attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the execution, arguing that prosecutors withheld evidence that a witness was hypnotized by investigators.
A former suburban Houston police officer was executed Tuesday for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago amid a contentious divorce and custody battle.
Robert Fratta was sentenced to death after hiring two men to kill his estranged wife in 1994. One of them ambushed her in her garage and shot her in the head.
A former suburban Houston police officer was executed Tuesday for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago amid a contentious divorce and custody battle.
Texas has executed a former suburban Houston police officer for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago. Robert Fratta received a lethal injection Tuesday evening
Robert Fratta received a lethal injection for the November 1994 fatal shooting of his wife amid a contentious divorce and custody fight for their three children.
A former suburban Houston police officer was executed Tuesday for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago amid a contentious divorce and custody battle.
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