The state of Texas proceeded yesterday to the execution with lethal injection of a man convicted of murdering an elderly woman 20 years ago, despite attempts to get him pardoned. With the execution of 48-year-old Jedidiah Murphy the number of executions that have been carried out in the USA this year is 20.
The execution took place yesterday, Tuesday. World Day Against the Death Penalty, in a Huntsville prison. Murphy died at 22:15 (local time, 06:15 Greek time), according to the Texas Department of Justice. “To the victim’s family I want to say that I sincerely apologize for everything I did. I hope this brings you relief”, were Murphy’s last words, as reported by APE-MPE.
On October 4, 2000 in Garland, northeast of Dallas, Murphy threatened a 79-year-old woman with a gun in order to take him away in her car. After driving for half an hour, Murphy forced the woman into the trunk and killed her. Murphy then drove to Van Zandt County, where he removed the body from the vehicle and dumped it in a creek. According to his lawyers, Murphy had fallen victim of abuse by the foster family in which the authorities had placed him and he was presenting symptoms of serious mental illnessincluding hallucinations. Although he did not deny committing the crime, he claimed he had no intention of killing the woman.
Recently Texas Court of Appeals had requested a stay of execution because of questions about the evidence used to sentence him to death. However, the state Supreme Court lifted that suspension yesterday at the request of the Texas attorney general.
Source: News Beast
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