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Texas death row inmate one day away from execution loses last-minute bid to save his life

The 57-year-old is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday. He was convicted in 1999 of murdering a woman in her trailer

Latin Times · Jul 15, 2024

Texas executes Ramiro González after decades in death row for rape and murder

He was the second person to be executed in the state this year

Latin Times · Jun 27, 2024

Texas Death Row Inmate Executed For 2001 Murder And Rape

Texas death row inmate executed for 2001 murder and rape, victim's family finds closure. Second execution in Texas this year.

Top News · Jun 27, 2024

Finding God, Asking State to Find Mercy on Death Row

Ramiro Gonzales will be put to death next Wednesday, unless the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommends clemency.

Texas Observer · Jun 21, 2024

Texas death row inmate asks to delay execution to donate kidney

A man on death row in Texas has asked the state to delay his execution so that he can donate a kidney.

Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022

Execution halted as court questions whether Ramiro Gonzales should have been sentenced to life in prison

The jury sentenced Gonzales to death after a prosecution expert testified that he posed a future danger to society. The expert now says his data was wrong.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 11, 2022

Appeals courts delays Texas execution set for this week

An appeals court has stayed this week’s execution of a death row inmate who had raised questions about whether prosecutors had presented false and inaccurate testimony from an expert on whether he would commit more crimes in the future

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022

This doctor helped send Ramiro Gonzales to death row – now he’s changed his mind

Texas plans to execute Gonzales this week even though the expert witness says he isn’t a threat to society, write Maurice Chammah and Keri Blakinger

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022