Ramiro Gonzales, now 41, was pronounced lifeless at 6:50 p.m. native time
Washington:
An American man was executed Wednesday in Texas for the 2001 homicide of a girl.
In 2006, Ramiro Gonzales was convicted and sentenced to loss of life for the rape and homicide of Bridget Townsend once they each had been 18 years previous.
Gonzales, now 41, was pronounced lifeless at 6:50 p.m. native time (23:50 GMT). He was executed through deadly injection.
“To the Townsend household, I am sorry I can not articulate, I can not put into phrases the ache I’ve precipitated y’all, the damage, what I took away that I can not give again,” Gonzales stated in his closing assertion.
In January 2001, Gonzales kidnapped, raped, and shot Townsend, who was the girlfriend of his drug supplier.
The case went unsolved for 18 months till Gonzales confessed to the crime whereas in custody in a separate rape case. He additionally advised authorities the place to search out Townsend’s stays.
Gonzales’ legal professional had appealed for a keep on his execution to the US Supreme Court docket, nevertheless it was rejected on Wednesday.
Gonzales’ execution is the second in Texas to date this yr and the eighth in the US, not counting a canceled execution in Idaho this previous February because of a failure to manage the deadly dose by the authorized deadline.
America carried out 24 executions in 2023, all by deadly injection.
The loss of life penalty has been abolished in 23 of the 50 US states. Six different states — Arizona, California, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee — observe a moratorium on executions.
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