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Texas Executions - Ohio Execution

By Steve Hall

Texas carried out its eighth execution of 2010, last night in Huntsville.  It was the 455th Texas execution since 1982.  Another execution is scheduled for tonight.  Texas has far and away the most active death chamber in America, accounting for more than 37% of the nation's post-Furman executions.  To date, there have been 16 executions in the nation in 2010, and 1,204 executions since 1977. The Rapid City Journal reports, "South Dakota ex-con Kevin Varga executed in Texas."Dennis Longmire has learned how to keep his vigil candle lit when the Texas wind blows hot and hard outside the Huntsville prison unit, like it did here Wednesday.While Longmire protected the flame on a Virgin of Guadalupe candle outside, Jack Logie stood inside the prison?s death chamber to witness the execution of the man who murdered his son, David Logie, back in 1998 in Greensville, Texas...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 13, 2010 (boomark / email).