Moments before execution, killer tearfully apologizes to son of slain mother

Cedric Ricks was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the murder of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her 8-year-old ...
WPLG Local 10

Texas man executed for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her son as survivor of attack looks on

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was put to death Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her ...

A Texas execution amid claims of racial bias in jury selection; a death sentence commuted in Alabama

Cedric Allen Ricks was executed in Texas, while Alabama death row inmate Charles “Sonny” Burton received a rare commutation.
Houston Public Media

James Broadnax is scheduled to die for Texas murders. Now his cousin claims he shot the victims

James Broadnax's cousin has confessed to shooting and killing Christian music producers in Garland in 2008. Broadnax faces execution April 30 for the crime.
The Austin Chronicle

Texas Plans Second Execution of the Year

Cedric Ricks spoke in his own defense at his 2013 murder trial, something most defendants accused of a terrible crime do not do. Ricks confessed that he had killed his girlfriend, Roxann Sanchez, and ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN

Texas executes man convicted of killing common-law wife and child

Cedric Ricks, who was found guilty in 2014 of the double murder, is the second inmate the state has executed in 2026.

Andre Thomas case: Texas death row inmate ate own eye after killing ex-wife, children

Convicted of killing ex-wife and her children, Thomas's mental health is under scrutiny as execution is delayed.