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Texas Man Who Didn't Kill to Be Executed

By "Persian Cowboy"

Thats the title of ABC News article about execution of Jeff Wood. Texas is scheduled to put a man to death this month even though he never killed anyone, in what apparently would be the first execution of its kind in more than a decade. Texas death row inmate Jeff Wood and his wife Kristin. Wood is scheduled to be executed Aug. 21, even though he did not kill anyone. (Courtesy of Kristen Wood) Jeff Wood was sentenced to death in 1998 for his role in the murder of Kris Keeran, a gas station attendant who was killed during a 1996 robbery. But Wood did not kill Keeran. Danny Reneau, Wood's former roommate, was convicted of shooting Keeran between the eyes during the robbery on Jan. 2, 1996. Reneau was executed in 2002. Barring a last-minute commutation from the governor, Wood, 35, will be put to death on Aug...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on August 08, 2008 (boomark / email).