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Local Fishery Leader Minerva Pérez Assassinated, Extortion and Illegal Fishing Investigated

Local Fishery Leader Minerva Pérez Assassinated, Extortion and Illegal Fishing Investigated

Texas Set to Execute Ruben Gutierrez for 1998 Murder, Amid Controversy Over DNA Testing | San Diego Sector Migrant Crossings Drop Following Presidential Order, Despite High Encounter Numbers

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Jul 16, 2024
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The view of Texas' execution chamber in Huntsville from a witness viewing room. Ruben Gutierrez is scheduled for execution in Texas on Tuesday for the 1998 murder of Escolastica Harrison in Brownsville. Despite long-standing claims of innocence and pleas for DNA testing, which he believes will prove he did not commit the murder, Gutierrez faces lethal injectionCredit: Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

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