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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Juan A. Lozano

Execution of man convicted in killing of 3 in Texas delayed

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A judge has delayed next week’s scheduled execution of a man convicted of killing three teenagers while they slept in a Texas Panhandle home more than 25 years ago.

John Balentine, 54, had been set to receive a lethal injection at the state prison in Huntsville on Feb. 8.

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