Texas death row update: John Henry Ramirez to be executed after his fight against prayer and touch rules!

Houston, Texas — A Texas death row inmate whose case illustrated the role of spiritual counselors in execution rooms across the country is set to be executed Wednesday, despite the attorney general’s efforts to stop a lethal injection. John Henry Ramirez, 38, was sentenced to death for the murder of 46-year-old Pablo Castro, a store clerk, in 2004. Prosecutors said Castro was taking trash from the store in Corpus Christi when Ramirez stole $1.25 and stabbed him. him 29 times. Castro’s murder occurred during a series of robberies. Ramirez and…

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Texas death row: Execution date expected to be set for convicted killer Arthur Brown Jr!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – A judge may finally set a date for the execution of a man who has been on death row for nearly 30 years. Arthur Brown Jr. was convicted of killing four people at a home in southwest Houston. Two other people were also shot, but survived. Family members are frustrated that the judge has not set an execution date for at least the last three hearings, leaving them wondering if this fourth hearing will eventually lead to some shutdown. There were hearings in May, July and…

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