Harrell: Attempted Murder or Self-Defense?

Trial of 2016 cop shooting leaves context out of question

"...into the cross-examination of a state's witness in the attempted capital murder trial of Tyler Harrell, the North Austin..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...throat cut so deeply that resuscitation was not even attempted...."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Insane Inmate Deemed Too Ill to Murder

It took 20 years of litigation to figure out

"...of 34, he and his wife separated, and he murdered her parents, believing they were instruments of the devil...."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Onyeri Gets Life in Prison

Maximum sentence after attempted murder of judge

"...Those charges did not include attempted capital murder; Onyeri was instead found guilty on racketeering,..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Crash Update from City Press Conference

Driver to be charged with intentional capital murders

"...said he will be charged with two counts of capital murder (and many felonies) because he “committed an intentional..."

March 13, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Naked City

"...April 24, police charged 23-year-old Jarel Arteace Lamar with attempted capital murder in connection with a 16-hour incident that..."

April 27, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...Police say 50-year-old David Lozano is being charged with attempted capital murder for shooting at Roger Boudreau, a four-year..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...charged 22-year-old Gerardo Benitez Aguilar on Dec. 11 with attempted capital murder for allegedly firing a gun multiple times..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Texas prosecutors use the 'law of parties' to widen the net for capital punishment

"...and told him that Kenneth had been arrested for murder. "I didn't think it was that bad," he recalled...."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: Two Set to Die

Two inmates on death row deny murder was the end goal

"...21, he was indicted for 10 offenses, including the capital murder of Alexander. He initially pleaded not guilty, but..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Framing the Guilty?

Houston police thought they had their man – so the evidence was no problem

"...police said matched the crime. Hughes was charged with capital murder, and seven months later was sentenced to death...."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Drug War Blowback

Drug-raid tactics come under increasing scrutiny

"...custody of the Travis Co. Sheriff's Office, charged with attempted capital murder for, according to an arrest warrant, "intentionally..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Preps for Last Inmate to Die in 2013

State will end the year with 16 inmates put to death

"...sentenced to die five years ago for the 2007 murder of Texas Department of Criminal Jus­tice prison guard Susan..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...18 when he was convicted of the 1991 Arlington murder of part-time gun dealer Herbert Primm. Authorities say Ransom..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Lester Bower Awaits Wednesday Execution

67-year-old has spent 31 years on death row

"...spent 31 years on death row for the 1983 murder of four men in a Grayson County airplane hangar...."

June 2, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Newsgeist: 1/7/11

The spirit of the news

"...-Two Pflugerville students are being charged with capital murder...."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

The People vs. Mike Sheffield

The new APD oversight agreement is a first for Austin -- but will it do what it's supposed to do?

"...over the past wild decade, as the police department attempted to retool itself into a force that meets the..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Top 10 Police Beat Stories

Shades of Blue

"...they were before he fired. Rosales was charged with attempted capital murder; he remains in critical condition. A grand..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Questions Arise About APD's Use of Sound Machines

Sonic warfare?

"...technology in 2018, when he defended Tyler Harrell on attempted capital murder charges after SWAT officers tried to use..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Then There's This: Cracking Down on Homelessness

Chief defends police initiative on crime

"...including that of a "transient" who was wanted for attempted capital murder in San Antonio, Acevedo said. Additionally, there..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Reefer Roundup: 6/17/11

Your drug war news, all in one place

"...That policy also yielded unprecedented (and predictable) rises in murders, overdose deaths, corruption and a disregard for the rule..."

June 17, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Officer-Involved Shooting in Southeast Austin

Police were attempting to execute drug-related search warrant

"...seize 15 firearms. Nonetheless, police have charged Rosales with attempted capital murder – presuming that Rosales intended to kill..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pearl Moen: Out of Jail Already?

Your parole hearing hardly means you’re out on parole

"...to death earlier today. ... It was absolutely fantastic. Murder gives me a high unlike any other. It feels..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: Insufficient Arguments

Manuel Vasquez hasn't had a lot of luck convincing judges that he shouldn't be on death row

"...another three in the mid-Nineties after pleading guilty to attempted murder. While Johnny Joe Cruz and Oligario Lujan, his..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Justice Denied?

Advocates Still Fighting for Lacresha Murray's Freedom

"...this was followed by a grand jury indictment for capital murder. Two months later, she was in court. Emotions..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: Relief Denied, Inmate to Be Executed

Escamilla to be 12th Texan executed this year

"...gurney on Wed., Oct. 14. He was convicted of capital murder in the Nov. 25, 2001, shooting death of..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: Shaken Science

Appeal rests on new research into Shaken Baby Syndrome

"...night ultimately became irrelevant during trial. Lowe ultimately even attempted to have that charge dismissed. (Capital murder indictments can..."

June 17, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Texas Tests Limits of Death Penalty With Mentally Ill Man on Death Row

"[The] applicant is clearly 'crazy,' but he is also 'sane' under Texas law."

"...break in his hometown of Sherman in 2004, he murdered his estranged wife, Laura Boren, their 4-year-old son, Andre..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Shades of Gray

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

"...is ever alone. But the only witnesses to his murder, the first murder of a Texas prison guard by..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...21 arrested 58-year-old Jose "Joe" Reyes for the 1983 murder of Esther Gervara Broberg. On May 22, 1983, softball..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature

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