Texas Execution Information Center

Execution Report: Robert Salazar

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The prosecution also presented evidence that in January 1997, Adriana suffered either a broken collar bone or dislocated shoulder. When asked about the injury by a neighbor, Adriana replied that Salazar had done it. An analysis of a blood stain found on the pants Salazar was wearing that day showed that it contained Adriana's DNA.

A jury convicted Salazar of capital murder in March 1999 and sentenced him to death. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence in January 2001. All of his subsequent appeals in state and federal court were denied.

Salazar refused requests for interviews with the media while on death row. His family and the victim's mother's family witnessed the execution, watching from separate observation rooms. "To everybody on both sides of that wall, I want you to know that I love you both," Salazar said in his last statement. "I am sorry that the child had to lose her life, but I should not have to be here." Salazar expressed love to his family again, and then the lethal injection was started. He was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m.

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By David Carson. Posted on 23 March 2006. Typographical errors corrected on 30 July 2014.
Sources: Texas Attorney General's office, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Associated Press, court documents.

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