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The Latest Breaking News from John Balentine

Supreme Court declines to stop execution of Texas man who said jury and his own attorneys were racist

Handwritten notes between lawyers raised new claim of racism in capital case

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

Murderer who killed teens apologises in final words before witnesses 'high five'

John Balentine, 54, asked for forgiveness for the mothers of three teens who he killed while they were sleeping before he was put to death by lethal injection on Thursday

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023

John Balentine put to death after grisly killing of three teens as they slept

A man who killed three teenagers has been executed - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023

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Man who fatally shot 3 Texas teens in 1998 faces execution

An inmate convicted of killing three teenagers while they slept in a Texas Panhandle home more than 25 years ago is facing execution amid allegations that his trial was marred by racial bias

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

‘Can you spell lynching?’: lawyer’s shocking note in Texas execution case

Appeals court submission exposes racial toxicity in case of John Balentine, a Black man sentenced to death for 1999 triple murder

The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2023

Execution of man convicted in killing of 3 in Texas delayed

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

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Is Texas About To Use Expired Drugs To Execute Death Row Inmates?

Defendants say this practice violates the state’s own laws. The attorney general is pushing onward anyway.

Reason · Jan 6, 2023

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Court goes against Texas inmates questioning execution drugs

Texas’ top criminal appeals court has barred a civil court judge from issuing orders in a lawsuit by three death row inmates who allege the state plans to use expired and unsafe drugs to execute them

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

Inmates allege Texas to use unsafe drugs for executions

Three Texas death row inmates allege that the state’s prison system plans to use expired and unsafe drugs to carry out their executions early this year

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023

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