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Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection

  • The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay on the execution of a man days before it was scheduled, stating it is 'until further order of this court' without further explanation.
  • Wood has been on Texas Death Row for nearly four decades and has no DNA evidence linking him to the murders of six women and girls in El Paso in 1987.
  • Wood claimed that his accusers were lying to assist prosecutors in exchange for leniency in their own cases, according to USA TODAY.
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Dallas NewsDallas News

Texas execution of David Wood stayed by court

Wood had been set to die by lethal injection Thursday over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso.

·Dallas, United States
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The Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times

Court Stays Execution of Texas Man Days Before He Was Set to Die by Lethal Injection

AUSTIN, Texas—A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso. It was the second scheduled execution in the U.S. halted on Tuesday after a federal judge stopped Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was to take place next…

·New York, United States
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NBC Dallas-Fort WorthNBC Dallas-Fort Worth

Court halts execution for Texas man accused of assaulting, killing at least six girls

A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso. It was the second scheduled execution in the U.S. halted on Tuesday after a federal judge stopped Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was to take place next week. In Texa…

·Fort Worth, United States
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Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection

A Texas appeals court has halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week.

·United States
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USA TodayUSA Today

Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing

The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.

·United States
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Over 30 years on death row – saved two days before execution

Shortly before the lethal injection was to be administered, David Wood's life was extended.

·Oslo, Norway
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USA Today broke the news in United States on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
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