A Texas death row inmate is ‘actually innocent’ of her toddler’s murder and her conviction should be overturned, judge finds
Melissa Lucio was two days away from being put to death in Texas for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter when an appeals court intervened in 2022. Now, a judge says Lucio never committed the crime at all.
Texas Mother on Death Row 'Actually Innocent' in Daughter's Death, Judge Says: 'She Did Not Kill Her'
A Texas judge says that a mother who was previously convicted in 2008 of capital murder in the February 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter is 'actually innocent,' as Texas’s Court of Criminal Appeals can now decide on her release.
Judge says death row inmate Melissa Lucio is "actually innocent," recommends 2008 conviction be overturned
Melissa Lucio has been on death row in Texas since she was convicted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter in 2008.
Texas mother on death row, supported by Kim Kardashian, is ‘actually innocent' of murder, judge says
A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner’s trial judge said in documents unearthed on Thursday.
Texas judge says death row inmate is innocent in daughter’s death
Melissa Lucio may be set free after findings that prosecutors withheld evidence that her 2-year-old died of an accidental fall.
Big developments in death row cases involving Robert Roberson and Melissa Lucio
A judge recommended that Melissa Lucio's conviction should be overturned, and the Texas Supreme Court dealt a blow to Robert Roberson.
Texas mom on death row ‘actually innocent’ after new evidence and Kim Kardashian intervention
Melissa Lucio, a mother of 14 living in Brownsville, Texas, was arrested and charged in 2007 for the murder of her two-year-old daughter Mariah Alvarez who had turned purple and unresponsive at
Texas Judge Finds Mother on Death Row Innocent in Daughter’s Death
In a court filing, the judge said the conviction of Melissa Lucio, whose scheduled execution in 2022 was halted, should be overturned. The state’s highest criminal court will now decide.
A Judge Just Gave This Woman on Death Row The Best News Ever
Lucio scored another enormous legal victory this week after Senior State District Judge Arturo Nelson — the same judge who oversaw her murder trial — issued a ruling finding that the prosecutors presented false testimony and suppressed evidence proving the death of Lucio’s daughter,
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Death row inmate Ralph Leroy Menzies faces a competency hearing
Condemned killer Ralph Leroy Menzies is facing a competency hearing to determine if he can be executed or not.
Alabama death row inmate Toforest Johnson seeks new hearing on conviction
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Texas Supreme Court clears way for death row inmate Robert Roberson's execution. Here's why
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Death row inmate Ralph Menzies to face competency hearing
On Monday, death row inmate Ralph Menzies faces a competency hearing to determine if he is competent enough for execution.
Anti-death penalty advocates rally at Indiana Statehouse against resuming state executions
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Closing arguments expected in Ohio death row inmate's bid for new trial
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Harshita Brella’s neighbour heard ‘banging’ row in days before death
A neighbour of a 24-year-old woman found dead in the boot of a car heard a “banging” row days before her body was discovered.