People Scheduled to be Executed /Lynched in Texas


Legal Lynching Date + No. for TX

Last Name
First Name
TDCJ

Number
Date

of Birth
Race

County

06/03/2008 – Tuesday -- #406

Sonnier
Derrick
999054
10/26/1967
B

Harris

06/11/2008 – Wednesday #407

Chamberlain
Karl
999241
06/20/1970
W

Dallas

06/17/2008 – Tuesday -- #408

Hood
Charles
000982
08/20/1969
W

Collin

07/10/2008 –Thursday -- #409

Turner
Carlton
999321
07/04/1979
B

Dallas

07/22/2008 – Tuesday -- #410

Bower
Lester
000764
11/20/1947
W

Grayson

07/31/2008 – Thursday -- #411

Davis
Larry
999316
10/09/1967
B

Potter

08/05/2008 – Tuesday -- #412

Medellin
Jose
999134
03/04/1975
H

Harris

08/14/2008 – Thursday -- #413

Rodriguez
Michael
999413
10/29/1962
H

Dallas

08/20/2008 – Wednesday #414

Manns
Denard
999405
12/22/1965
B

Bell

09/09/2008 – Tuesday -- #415

Wright
Gregory
999253
11/01/1965
W

Dallas


There’s no right way to do the wrong thing!

The death penalty is racist and anti-poor!

ABOLITION NOW!

FUTURE DEATH PENALTY ACTIVITIES:

Saturday, May 24 29th Annual Pan African Festival—Help staff the Abolition Movement’s table @ SHAPE Center, 3815 Live Oak

Friday, May 30 Rapper Capital X in Houston -- after walking 1700 miles from New Jersey to Texas to oppose the death penalty. Event at Avant Garden at 411 Westheimer at Taft

Monday, June 2 Monthly Meeting of the Abolition Movement at 7PM @ SHAPE, 3815 Live Oak (not on the first Tuesday due to execution.)

Tuesday, June 3 First execution in Texas since the Supreme Court OK’ed lethal injections. Protest at the Mecom Fountain at 5PM or go to Huntsville at 3:30 for a 5pm protest at the death house.

Thurs & Fri, June 5,6 Attend the Democratic State Convention in Austin to help get signatures to allow our resolution to Abolish the Death Penalty onto the floor. Also, Democrats Against the DP Caucus meeting on Fri @ noon.

Wed., June 11 Press Conference in Houston and car caravan to Huntsville with supporters of Karl Chanberlain who are driving 1600 miles from Las Vegas, New Mexico to be with Chamberlain’s mother at the execution that evening.

For more information: Abolition.Movement@hotmail.com or call 713-503-2633