John Henry Ramirez — who killed a convenience store clerk in Corpus Christi in 2004 — is scheduled to be executed for a fourth, and likely final, time on Wednesday night.
Ramirez, who was 20 at the time of the murder and a former Marine, had no prior criminal record when he encountered 46-year-old Pablo Castro after a three-day drug binge. Castro was taking the trash out at his job when Ramirez appeared. Drunk and high, Ramirez stabbed Castro 29 times and stole $1.25.John Henry Ramirez is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night for a 2004 murder in Corpus Christi
Ramirez’s pastor, Dana Moore of the Second Baptist Church in Corpus Christi, has been making trips to visit Ramirez on Death Row once a month for four years. Moore said society would be better if Ramirez could live out his life in prison, helping others. Ramirez has admitted to his crime and wants Moore present to pray over him before he does.
Ramirez will be the third of five executions scheduled this year. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of Melissa Lucio’s execution in April. The Texas Commission to Abolish the Death Penalty and the Texas Defender Service, which oppose the execution, said evidence of a traumatic childhood and a suicide attempt were not considered at Ramirez’s original trial.
“Texas, like the rest of the country, has been slowly moving away from the use of the death penalty,” said TCADP Executive Director Kristin Houlé Cuellar. “Part of it is the fact that death sentences have never been uniformly imposed in the state. Half of our 254 counties have never sent anyone to Death Row. Historically — and currently — it remains isolated to a few counties.”
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