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Questions about Barbee’s religious rights in the death chamber prompted a federal judge to pause the execution Tuesday night, but Texas is considering an appeal.
Questions about Barbee’s religious rights in the death chamber prompted a federal judge to pause the execution Tuesday night, but Texas is considering an appeal.
Questions about Barbee’s religious rights in the death chamber prompted a federal judge to pause the execution Tuesday night, but Texas is considering an appeal.
A Texas inmate who killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son more than 17 years ago was executed on Wednesday, after courts rejected his appeals over claims of religious freedom violations and indifference to his medical needs.
Barbee, 55, was convicted in the 2005 murders of his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Lisa Underwood, and her 7-year-old son, Jayden, in Tarrant County.