March 16
USAcountdown to nation's 1500th execution
With the execution of Billie Wayne Coble in Texas on February 28, the USA has
now executed 1,493 condemned individuals since the death penalty was
relegalized on July 2, 1976 in the US Supreme Court Gregg v Georgia decision.
March 16
TEXASnew execution date
6th execution date set for convicted Montgomery County killer Larry Swearingen
For the 6th time, the state of Texas is set to execute convicted killer Larry
Ray Swearingen, a Willis man convicted of slaughtering Montgomery County
college student
