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Texas man executed for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her son as survivor of attack looks on

Cedric Ricks was the second inmate executed in Texas in 2026 for the 2013 murders of his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son; a 12-year-old survived by playing dead.

  • Cedric Ricks was executed in Texas for fatally stabbing his girlfriend Roxann Sanchez and her son Anthony Figueroa in 2013.
  • Sanchez's 12-year-old son Marcus survived the attack by playing dead after being stabbed.
  • Ricks' attorneys argued prosecutors improperly excluded minority jurors, but appeals were denied.
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Death row killer's final words as he apologises for double murder

Cedric Ricks was executed by lethal injection in Texas for the double murder of Roxann Sanchez, 30, and her eight-year-old son Anthony Figueroa

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Murderer's profuse last words before he's executed for killing 8-year-old boy

Cedric Ricks who killed 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her son Anthony Figueroa at their apartment in Bedford, Texas, was executed on death row on Wednesday night

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Bedford man executed for fatally stabbing girlfriend, her 8-year-old son in 2013

A Texas man was executed Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago.

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Texas man executed for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her 8-year-old son in 2013

A Texas man has been executed for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago.

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Texas man executed for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago

Texas man executed for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago.

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North Texas man facing execution for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her 8-year-old son

A North Texas man faces execution on Wednesday for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago.

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