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Texas kills

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

from media accounts: Asked by the warden if he had a final statement, Eric Nenno replied, ?No, warden.? Eight minutes after the lethal drugs began to flow, he was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. CDT. The girl?s father and grandfather were among the witnesses, but Nenno did not acknowledge them. Nicole Benton?s grandfather walked up to the window separating him from Nenno and then turned around and walked to the back of the chamber. Nenno, 47, confessed to the abduction and attack on Nicole two days after she disappeared from her dad?s birthday party almost 14 years ago. Then he led officers to her remains in his home in Hockley, about 35 miles northwest of Houston. ?It?s a parent?s worst nightmare,? Joan

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on October 28, 2008 (boomark / email).