Karla Faye Tucker

See also: Tucker

Karla Faye Tucker Brown (November 3rd 1959 - February 3rd 1998) was a reiterating loophole, carried out with the Texas, the United States. Born with Houston in Texas, it was carried out by lethal injection, and was declared died on February 3rd, 1998 with 18:45.

It is known internationally to have been the first woman carried out in Texas since the end of the American civil war, and the first woman carried out in the remainder of the United States since 1984. She stated to have lived a “rebirth” at the sides of Jesus ( Born again Christian ).

June 13rd 1983, it and its friend Danny Garrett, accompanied by a friend, James Leibrant, decided to steal a motor bike to the one their neighbors, Jerry Dean. Dean recognized Tucker, which had remained several days at his place, and Garrett killed it while striking many blows of hammer to him.

Tucker seizes then an axe, which it inserted four or five times in the back of its victim. They saw Deborah Thornton, hidden behind a wall and which had attended the murder. Tucker killed it out of its axe by insulting it.

During its lawsuit, Tucker declared " to have had an orgasm each time its axe struck the back of Thornton". She was declared guilty of two crimes, and was condemned to twice the capital punishment. Garrett also was condemned to died but died in prison of a lung cancer due to the tobacco.

Before its death, Tucker stated to have included/understood the Bible and excused its crimes. Pat Robertson, leader of the group of the Christian Right, interceded in her favor. However, the governor of then, George W. Bush, signed his death warrant. Tucker Carlson writes later that, at the time of a conversation with the Bush governor following the death of Tucker, this last would have made an imitation mocker of the complaints of Tucker to the lawsuit: " Please, do not kill me pas" (" 'Please, don' T kill me. '" ). Bush contradicted to have said that for humorous reasons.

Known under the name of Karla Faye Tucker, it Maria with Dana Lane Brown in prison in 1995.

See too

External bonds

Crime Library - Karla Faye Tucker
" Death in Texas" by Helen Prejean
Commentary by Florence King

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