Ramiro Gonzales, a murderer who was sentenced to death at age 18, was executed by Texas officials on Wednesday at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. Gonzales was put to death by lethal injection on the birthday of the teenager he raped and killed. His execution followed several attempts by his supporters to highlight his transformation behind bars and multiple appeals to the US Supreme Court, including an attempt to donate a kidney and arguments that he was ineligible for the death penalty.
Texas Executes Prisoner Ramiro Gonzales, Sentenced to Death at Age 18 https://t.co/7Pm4IZt9wd
Fitting: Texas executes Ramiro Gonzales on birthday of the teenager he raped and killed. He was already in jail for the rape of another so it's unfortunate they can't end him twice. https://t.co/rt96LEgIFt
Ramiro Gonzales was put to death by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. https://t.co/IYhQpUJKw9
Murderer Ramiro Gonzales executed by lethal injection in Texas Despite multiple appeals to US Supreme Court, including attempt to donate kidney and arguments he was ineligible for death penalty https://t.co/O8u4cwc9Vo
After several attempts by his supporters to highlight what they described as a transformation behind bars, Ramiro Gonzales was executed by Texas officials Wednesday. https://t.co/k6WbYowpwJ