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Medellin -- Wire Service Coverage - Updated

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AP has two reports on the wires this morning.  "Mexican-born killer put to death in Texas," is by Mike Graczyk.With the parents of his victims watching a few feet away, a Mexican-born condemned killer apologized before he was executed for his part in a horrific attack on two teenage girls 15 years ago. "I'm sorry my actions caused you pain," Jose Medellin told the teens' parents late Tuesday. "I hope this brings you the closure that you seek." Nine minutes later, Medellin was pronounced dead. His execution, the fifth this year in Texas, was delayed for about four hours while the U.S. Supreme Court weighed his appeal. "It's been a long night," Randy Ertman, whose daughter was killed by Medellin and five other gang members, said after watching the 33-year-old man receive lethal injection...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 06, 2008 (boomark / email).