Gurney with straps for lethal injections behind bars in prison
John Allen Rubio, 46, was executed by lethal injection on Thursday at the state prison in Huntsville, Texas. Photograph: Jerry Cabluck
John Allen Rubio, 46, was executed by lethal injection on Thursday at the state prison in Huntsville, Texas. Photograph: Jerry Cabluck
Texas puts to death man who beheaded three children, hours after Oklahoma execution

Oklahoma man, 73, executed for killing ex’s estranged husband, as US nears 40 executions for second straight year

A Texas man convicted of fatally stabbing and beheading his three young children in a squalid, windowless apartment in 2003 was recently executed.