Execution Report: Larry Davis

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A jury convicted Davis of capital murder in March 1999 and sentenced him to death. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence in October 2002. All of his subsequent appeals in state and federal court were denied.

Raydon Doen Drew pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 50 years in prison. He remains in prison as of this writing.

Donald Drew Jr. pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and received a 5-year sentence. Since completing that sentence, he has received two convictions for assault causing bodily injury to a family member. For the first conviction in 2001, he was sentenced to 250 days in jail. For the second conviction in 2004, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison. He also remains in prison as of this writing.

Two juveniles who served as lookouts were also charged and pleaded guilty.

"Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted," Davis said, quoting from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in the New Testament book of Matthew. He did not acknowledge his victims' parents, who watched from an observation room. Davis concluded his last statement with another verse from the New Testament, "It is finished." The lethal injection was then started. He was pronounced dead at 6:19 pm.

By David Carson. Posted on 1 August 2008.
Sources: Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Attorney General's office, Associated Press, Huntsville Item.