Coy Wayne Wesbrook
Coy Wayne Wesbrook | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1958 Executed |
| Spouse |
Gloria Jean Coons
(m. 1995; div. 1996) |
| Motive | hunting rifle |
Coy Wayne "Elvis" Wesbrook (February 1, 1958
Wesbrook was sentenced to
Marriage and divorce
On July 5, 1995, Wesbrook and Gloria Jean Coons were married. However, they had already lived together years before their marriage. In November 1997, they divorced, but Wesbrook wanted forgiveness. He attempted to reconcile with Coons by attending the party.[2] At the time of his crime, he had one daughter.[3][4]
Murders
According to Wesbrook, on November 12, he went to visit his ex-wife, Gloria Coons, at her home in
Witnesses
At about 2 a.m., a neighbor heard the gunfire, grabbed a
Victims
- Gloria Jean Coons, 32 (ex-wife)[5]
- Antonio Cruz, 35[5]
- Anthony Rogers, 41[5]
- Diana Money, 43[5]
- Kelly Hazlip, 38[6]
Trial and conviction
Wesbrook's trial only went on for 11 days before a verdict was reached. At his trial, he admitted to killing the victims, but he claimed that he did not intend to kill anyone, and said that he killed the victims in a fit of rage. On August 13, 1998, Wesbrook was sentenced to death by lethal injection.[4][3]
Despite his low IQ and the disputed testimony of Dr. George Denkowski, Wesbrook was denied another trial in 2007.[7][8] Wesbrook was executed by lethal injection on March 9, 2016, and was pronounced dead at 8:04 p.m.[9][10] Before being executed, he said his last words, which were "I'm sorry I can't bring everybody back. I wish things could have been a lot different".[11]
See also
- Capital punishment in Texas
- List of people executed in Texas, 2010–2019
- List of people executed in the United States in 2016
References
- ^ "Death Row Information". www.tdcj.texas.gov. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ The National Post. March 8, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Michael H. Stone & Gary Brucato. The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime (Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 2019), pp. 33-34.
- ^ Newspapers.com). August 30, 1998. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ Turner, Allan (March 8, 2016). "Scheduled to die, killer says he's better than most on death row". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Killer of 5 gets another shot to dodge death". Houston Chronicle. April 4, 2012. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "Updated: Court Orders Review of Death Row Case Involving Reprimanded Psychologist". Texas Tribune. April 4, 2012. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- al.com. March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ DPIC. "Upcoming Executions". Death Penalty Information Center. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- NZ Herald. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
External links
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Inmate Information: Coy Wayne Wesbrook
- Hoffberger, Chase. "Death Watch: Heat of the Moment Coy Wesbrook's mental deficiencies make his pending execution a "travesty," claims his lawyer." Austin Chronicle. March 4, 2016.
- Killer of 5 gets another shot to dodge death Associated Press at the Houston Chronicle. April 4, 2012.
- "Death Row Inmate Interview." Texan News Service (Tarleton State University Department of Journalism). February 18, 2016 - Interview of Wesbrook
Legal documents
- "Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc. Coy Wayne WESBROOK, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas. No. 73205. Decided: September 20, 2000."
- "United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Coy Wayne WESBROOK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. No. 08-70024. Decided: October 13, 2009"
- "Ex parte Coy Wayne Wesbrook (Other)" - Justia - PDF (Archive (Archive)