Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection
A Texas appeals court has halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week.
Stay granted for Texas death row inmate two days before scheduled execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals did not clarify why it halted the execution of David Wood in its order granting the stay.
'I'm angry': Death Row inmate David Leonard Wood says he's innocent as execution nears
Wood's conviction of the murders of six women and girls in El Paso, Texas in 1987 was largely based on circumstantial evidence. He's set for execution March 13.
As Texas readies 3rd execution of 2025, 'Desert Killer' asks for stay, DNA testing
Texas is getting ready to perform its third execution of 2025 on Thursday while the man set to be executed seeks to have that stopped.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halts execution of death row inmate David Leonard Wood
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, court records show.
Texas appeals court blocks scheduled execution of David Leonard Wood
David Leonard Wood, who has been on death row for more than 32 years, was scheduled to be executed Thursday in the deaths of six girls and young women found buried in shallow graves in Northeast El Paso.
'Desert Killer' execution paused by Texas appeals court
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday delayed the plans of the state to executed its longest-held death row inmate.
David Leonard Wood says he's innocent. His execution is days away. | The Excerpt
Facing an execution date of March 13, time is short. USA TODAY Death Row Reporter Amanda Lee Myers had an exclusive sit-down ...
'I pray every day for her': Remembering 'Desert Killer' David Wood's victims
As the state of Texas prepares to execute David Leonard Wood on March 13, here are the stories of the nine women and girls he ...
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David Leonard Wood’s execution stayed
David Leonard Wood, the man known as El Paso's "Desert Serial Killer," has had his execution stayed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The execution was scheduled for Thursday, March 13, 2025.
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Man convicted of killing 6 in El Paso files new appeal days ahead of scheduled execution
A new appeal argues that convicted serial killer David Leonard Wood is innocent, had ineffective counsel at trial.
Execution looms for El Paso's Desert Killer as attorney fights for DNA testing
The notorious Desert Killer, David Leonard Wood, is scheduled for execution next week, more than three decades after a series ...
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David Leonard Wood’s ‘jailhouse snitch’
A man who was in prison alongside David Leonard Wood, aka "The Desert Serial Killer" of El Paso, says that the testimony of ...
'I will make these people kill me before these people ever make me say something like that'
Following is a look at an interview David Wood did with the El Paso Times while he was in the El Paso County Jail throughout ...