A Texas man is facing execution for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend nearly 27 years ago in suburban Houston.
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JSO officer’s actions were ‘unprovoked,’ ‘egregious,’ says attorney for child who was tackled off e-bike at skate park Read full article: JSO officer’s actions were ‘unprovoked,’ ‘egregious,’ says attorney for child who was tackled off e-bike at skate parkThis photo provided by Texas Department of Criminal Justice. shows Texas death row inmate Charles Victor Thompson. – A Texas man who at one time escaped from custody and was on the run for three days after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend nearly 27 years ago was scheduled on Wednesday to be the first person Charles Victor Thompson was condemned for the April 1998 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend, Glenda Dennise Hayslip, 39; and her new boyfriend, Darren Keith Cain, 30, at her apartment in the Houston suburb of Tomball.Thompson, 55, was scheduled to receive a lethal injection Wednesday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. Prosecutors say Thompson and Hayslip had been romantically involved for a year but split after Thompson “became increasingly possessive, jealous and abusive.” According to court records, Hayslip and Cain were dating when Thompson came to Hayslip’s apartment and began arguing with Cain around 3 a.m. the night of the killings. Police were called and told Thompson to leave the apartment complex. Thompson returned three hours later and shot both Hayslip and Cain, who died at the scene. Hayslip died in the hospital a week later. “The Hayslip and Cain families have waited over twenty-five years for justice to occur,” prosecutors with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said in court filings. Thompson’s attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay his execution, arguing Thompson was not allowed to refute or confront the prosecution's evidence that concluded Hayslip died from a gunshot wound to the face. Thompson's attorneys have argued Hayslip actually died from flawed medical care she received after the shooting that resulted in severe brain damage sustained from oxygen deprivation following a failed intubation. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday denied Thompson’s request to commute his death sentence to a lesser penalty. “If he had been able to raise a reasonable doubt as to the cause of Ms. Hayslip’s death, he would not be guilty of capital murder,” Thompson’s attorneys said in court filings with the Supreme Court. Prosecutors said a jury has already rejected the claim and, concluded under state law that Thompson is responsible for Hayslip’s death because it “would not have occurred but for his conduct.” Hayslip’s family had filed a lawsuit against one of her doctors, alleging medical negligence during her treatment left her brain-dead. A jury in 2002 found in favor of the doctor. Thompson had his death sentence overturned and had a new punishment trial held in November 2005. A jury again ordered him to die by lethal injection. Shortly after being resentenced, Thompson escaped from the Harris County Jail in Houston by walking out the front door virtually unchallenged by deputies. Thompson later told The Associated Press that after meeting with his attorney in a small interview cell, he slipped out of his handcuffs and orange jail jumpsuit and left the room, which was unlocked. Thompson waived an ID badge fashioned out of his prison ID card to get past several deputies. “I got to smell the trees, feel the wind in my hair, grass under my feet, see the stars at night. It took me straight back to childhood being outside on a summer night,” Thompson said about his three days on the run during a 2005 interview with the AP. He was arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, while trying to arrange for wire transfers of money from overseas so he could make it to Canada.is carried out, Thompson would be the first person put to death this year in the United States. Texas has historically held more executions than any other state, thoughCopyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Vaccine opt out expansion sought amid reports of Northeast Florida measles casesBartram Trail star Avery Hartley leads Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls XC teamBeachside's Sofia Rivera leads Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls golf teamQuestions raised after pediatrician says public not alerted quickly to 2 local measles casesJudge orders woman accused of punching trooper, kicking ICE officer be released on bondSplit Happens Ep. 7: Navigating fear and anxiety during divorce with Sasso Guerrero & HenderliteCold snap coming to Northeast Florida, Southeast GeorgiaNews4JAX reporter Ariel Schiller shares new details on 4 arrested JFRD employeesHCA Memorial shows off state-of-the-art emergency room intended to serve Arlington communityHome surveillance camera captures video of suspects, sounds of gunfire in attempted home invasionJEA crews deploy to South Carolina ahead of icy winter storm
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