Coverage dated August 6, 2024 to August 7, 2024

Texas man executed for 1997 killing of female jogger after claims of intellectual disability rejected

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Texas has executed Arthur Lee Burton for the killing of a woman who was jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago.

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Bangor Daily News
Texas man whose lawyers say is intellectually disabled facing execution for 1997 killing of jogger (opens Bangor Daily News)
Published Aug 6, 2024
Bangor Daily News's feed description
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man described as intellectually disabled by his lawyers faced execution on Wednesday for strangling and trying to rape a woman who
CBS News
Texas man executed for 1997 killing of female jogger after claims of intellectual disability rejected (opens CBS News)
Published Aug 7, 2024
CBS News's feed description
Texas has executed Arthur Lee Burton for the killing of a woman who was jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago.
Los Angeles Times
Texas man who claimed intellectual disability is executed for 1997 killing of female jogger (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Aug 7, 2024
Los Angeles Times's feed description
Texas has executed a man for the killing of a woman jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Texas man executed for 1997 murder (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Published Aug 7, 2024
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description
HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A Texas man who claimed an intellectual disability in a late attempt at a reprieve was executed Wednesday evening for the killing of a woman who was jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago.
Kokomo Tribune
Texas man who claimed intellectual disability has been executed for the killing of a jogger decades ago (opens Kokomo Tribune)
Published Aug 7, 2024
Kokomo Tribune's feed description
Texas man who claimed intellectual disability has been executed for the killing of a jogger decades ago.

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