Death Watch: Rockwell Schizophrenic or Faker?

One execution stayed, another set for Oct. 24

"...of Criminal Appeals has spared the life of Texas death row inmate Juan Segundo – at least for now...."

Oct. 19, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Ruben Gutierrez

The State v. the Federal Court

"...Ruben Gutierrez's fate remains uncertain. Though the death row inmate was granted a stay on Aug. 22..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Chris Young Executed

Last-ditch effort to challenge Board of Pardons and Paroles falls short

"...Despite last-minute efforts to save his life, Chris Young..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Faith in Executions

Religious beliefs barred a potential juror from Christopher Young's trial. Did that cause his sentencing?

"...Original story: Possible religious discrimination might grant a Texas death row inmate another trial. Christopher Young filed an application..."

July 13, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: What Evidence?

Juan Castillo set for execution on May 16

"...is scheduled. Castillo, 37, is now on his fourth death warrant, after the first (last May) got pushed back..."

May 11, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: Justice for Whom?

Kent Whitaker never wanted execution for his son

"...secured a life sentence for Brashear but sought the death penalty for Whitaker, who they said concocted the plan..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: Rayford, Battaglia

Huntsville heats up

"...alleged evidence. Anton also cites Ray­ford's 16 years on death row as a form of cruel and unusual punishment...."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Forced Testimony Over Evidence?

No physical evidence implicates Cardenas in his cousin's murder

"...made after his arrest. Levin writes: "His conviction and death sentence bear all the indicia of a wrongful conviction,..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Playback: Death by David Vincent

Hanging with Morbid Angel singer-turned-country outlaw David Vincent and other dark tales of the live music capital

"...the now Austin-based singer – famous for fronting Floridian death metal pioneers Morbid Angel during the band's heyday –..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Death Watch: Next Up, the Tourniquet Killer

Convicted strangler set for execution on Oct. 18

"...Pruett is indeed executed today, Thursday, Oct. 12 (see "Death Watch," Oct. 6), Shore is in line to be..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Austin Playhouse's Death of a Salesman

Marc Pouhé creates a powerful and sympathetic portrait of Willy Loman in a production starring African-American actors

"...two camps: Thornton Wilder's Our Town and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman...."

March 3, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Sound on Sound Review: Death Grips

Flaky punk-rappers sound like shit

"...and then flaking on appearances in 2013 and 2014, Death Grips finally graced the Dragon’s Lair stage on the..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

Death Watch: The Merits of Hypnosis-Induced Testimony

Attorneys argue Charles Don Flores' conviction is rooted in junk science

"...Flores, 46, was sentenced to death after being found guilty of capital murder for the..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: A Question of Premeditation

Adam Kelly Ward set to die March 22

"...of capital murder in June 2007 and sentenced to death. Habeas efforts filed at the state and federal levels..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Film Review: Goodnight Brooklyn: The Story of Death by Audio

Another beloved venue falls to gentrification

"...The sorrowful demise of Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s Death by Audio – a formerly dilapidated warehouse turned guitar..."

March 15, 2016 Screens Post by Kahron Spearman

Death Watch: Relief Denied, Inmate to Be Executed

Escamilla to be 12th Texan executed this year

"...of capital murder in the Nov. 25, 2001, shooting death of 34-year-old Christopher Kevin James, an off-duty policeman carrying..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: After Appeal Denied, Death Row Inmate to Die

Claims of mental retardation did nothing to stop the state's next execution

"...Garcia was convicted and sentenced to death in Feb. 2000. In Oct. 2001, the Texas Court..."

Oct. 2, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: Ninth Execution Slated for June 18

Russeau will be the ninth Texan executed this year

"...year, and the 527th since the state reinstated the death penalty in 1976...."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Space Camp Death Squad Reboots


ATX hip-hop trio premieres “Joe Dassin”

"...Their irreverent Austin hip-hop crew, Space Camp Death Squad, releases its second album next week. Darbonne calls..."

June 8, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gun Rights Activist Says Lawmakers "Punishable by Death"

Open carry advocate threatens legislators in video

"...legislative demands is tantamount to treason and “punishable by death.”..."

Feb. 4, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Fight to the Death With the Dead Tree Brigade

Literary Death Match throws down at the Ritz

"...Thursday, April 3, Adrian Todd Zuniga hosts the Literary Death Match, in which four local authors read their own..."

March 26, 2014 Books Post by Monica Riese

Bill of the Week: No 'Easy Death'

Bill ends animal shelter gas chambers

"...sense what's about to happen. They can smell the death and the gas and what goes on in the..."

May 18, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Death Watch: Fifth Circuit Spanks CCA, Prosecutors

Appeals court reverses death penalty

"...Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, overturning the conviction and death sentence of a Tarrant County man on the row..."

March 8, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Column Confirms Need for Death Penalty

"...Dear Editor, Even though "Rick Perry Death Watch" [News, Jan. 25] is designed to call attention..."

Jan. 28, 2013 Postmarks

Napalm Death

Auditorium Shores, Nov. 2

"...Napalm DeathAuditorium Shores, Nov. 2..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Adam Schragin

Judge to D.A.: Woman Likely Not Guilty in Toddler Death

Judge Jon Wisser wrote a letter to the district attorney expressing concern over the case he originally presided over

"...case of Rosa Jimenez, in prison for the choking death of a toddler in her care, the judge from..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

FF2012: 'The ABC's of Death'

A literacy tool for the damned

"...involving a spectacular, or ironic, or just flat-out bizarro death. Inevitably, the title itself serves as an accurate report..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Ineffective Counsel Blamed in Death Row Inmate's Case

John Balentine was convicted of a triple murder of teenagers in Amarillo

"...jurors to hand out a life term instead of death, was presented at the trial. Indeed, his attorney Lydia..."

Aug. 17, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Officer's Death Hits Home

Jaime De Luna-Padron was the first APD officer shot and killed in the line of duty since 1978

"...charged with capital murder of a police officer, a death-eligible offense. Daniel worked as a software engineer at Hewlett-Packard,..."

April 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rick Perry Death Watch

Perry becomes killingest governor tonight

"...carry out its 478th execution since reinstatement of the death penalty. For Gov. Rick Perry, the scheduled execution of..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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