Frances Newton [SEP] manner of death
her execution, and was the third woman executed in Texas since the resumption of capital punishment in the state in 1982. The first and second were Karla Faye Tucker and Betty Lou Beets.
Like Beets before her, Newton made no final statement and did not have a last meal request.
Over 30 protesters from the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement, the National Black United Front, and the New Black Panther Party had gathered outside the prison. In addition, about 75 people protested the execution outside the governor's mansion
these claims of innocence by detailing a large amount of evidence suggesting the actual murderer was Carlos Hernandez, a similar-looking man who lived in a nearby neighborhood.
Alleged execution of innocent persons Frances Newton.
Frances Newton was executed in 2005 despite much doubt about her guilt, and much confusion over the actual weapon used in the murder(s) for which she was sentenced to death.
Alleged execution of innocent persons Johnny Frank Garrett.
Johnny Frank Garrett was executed in 1992 for killing 76-year-old nun Tadea Benz in Amarillo