Execution Report: Daniel Hittle

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Convicted of Walker's murder, Hittle was not tried for the other four murders.

In 1973, Hittle was convicted in Minnesota of killing his adoptive parents. Court testimony showed that he stabbed them to death because their dog scratched his truck. He served eleven years in prison before winning parole in 1984.

Hittle declined to speak with reporters in the weeks before his execution. His final statement consisted only of the words "Santajaib Singh Ji," the name of an Indian religious teacher who advocated love and nonviolence. He was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m.

By David Carson. Posted on 13 December 2000.
Sources: Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Associated Press.