3 days ago · The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' brief order on Tuesday recognized the claims in death row inmate David Leonard Wood’s appeal and granted an indefinite stay of his execution.

1 day ago · Had Wood been executed this week, he would have spent 32 years and two months on Texas' death row, the longest time a Texas inmate has waited before being put to death.. The 1987 murders remained ...

2 days ago · The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, court records show. The Court of Criminal Appeals — the state's highest ...

Sep 4, 2024 · Convicted El Paso serial killer David Leonard Wood is scheduled to be executed in March — nearly 40 years after he was accused of murdering young women and dumping their bodies in a Northeast...

1 day ago · The court put Wood’s execution on pause “until further order.” It did not elaborate on the decision in a brief three-page order. Had Wood been executed this week, he would have spent 32 years and two months on Texas’ death row, the longest time a Texas inmate has waited before being put to death.

2 days ago · Wood has been on death row since January 1993, more than 32 years. The longest stay on death row by an inmate executed in Texas is 31 years. Only two people older than Wood, now 67 years and eight months, have been executed by the state of Texas. Wood’s attorney, Gregory Wiercioch, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

1 day ago · Wood has been on death row since January 1993, more than 32 years. The longest stay on death row by an inmate executed in Texas is 31 years. Only two people older than Wood, now 67 years and eight months, have been executed by the state of Texas. Wood’s attorney, Gregory Wiercioch, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

1 day ago · David Wood, 67, was sentenced to death in 1992 for the killing of six woman and girls in El Paso, Texas. He has spent nearly 33 years on death row for the crimes.

3 days ago · The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a stay of execution to David Wood, who was scheduled to be put to death on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Wood has spent more than 32 years on death row for crimes he maintains he did not commit – the murders of six women in El Paso in the summer of 1987. Texas has refused his repeated requests for ...

Mar 5, 2025 · 'I'm angry': Death Row inmate David Leonard Wood says he's innocent as execution nears Once filled with rage, Texas death row inmate set to be executed is now 'a gentle human' Alabama Gov. Kay ...