Texas, death row and David Leonard Wood

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halts execution of death row inmate David Leonard Wood
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, court records show.
Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
David Leonard Wood says he's innocent. His execution is days away. | The Excerpt
Facing an execution date of March 13, time is short. USA TODAY Death Row Reporter Amanda Lee Myers had an exclusive sit-down interview with Wood.
As Texas readies 3rd execution of 2025, 'Desert Killer' asks for stay, DNA testing
Texas is getting ready to perform its third execution of 2025 on Thursday while the man set to be executed seeks to have that stopped.
Texas Death Row inmate David Wood 'Desert Killer' maintains innocence days before execution
Thirty-seven years to the day, the state of Texas is set to execute Wood for the killing of six of those victims, who bodies were found strangled and raped in a Northeast El Paso desert. Wood is scheduled to be executed after 5 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Huntsville Unit prison.
David Wood, Set for Execution, Says He Was Never the ‘Desert Killer’
Wood’s attorneys have requested that more than 100 additional pieces of evidence be tested for DNA, but the state has opposed the request for over a decade.
'Desert Killer' execution paused by Texas appeals court
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday delayed the plans of the state to executed its longest-held death row inmate.
'It's been long enough': Victims' families anxious as 'Desert Killer' execution date nears
Wood, known as the "Desert Killer," is set to be executed after 5 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Huntsville Unit prison. The execution could be postponed as Wood and his attorney continue to fight in court to save his life.
Texas appeals court blocks scheduled execution of David Leonard Wood
David Leonard Wood, who has been on death row for more than 32 years, was scheduled to be executed Thursday in the deaths of six girls and young women found buried in shallow graves in Northeast El Paso.
'I pray every day for her': Remembering 'Desert Killer' David Wood's victims
As the state of Texas prepares to execute David Leonard Wood on March 13, here are the stories of the nine women and girls he ...
Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection
A Texas appeals court has halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die ...
Man Convicted In Serial Killer Case Gets Stay Of Execution As Court Considers Innocence Claim
David Wood, who was scheduled to be executed in Texas on Thursday, has maintained for decades that he is not the so-called ...
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Execution of so-called 'Desert Killer' halted by court, granting last minute stay before scheduled death
David Leonard Wood has been on death row in Texas for nearly four decades after being convicted of killing six women and ...