Texas Execution Information Center

Execution Report: Keith Thurmond

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A jury convicted Thurmond of capital murder in November 2002 and sentenced him to death. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence in November 2004. All of his subsequent appeals in state and federal court were denied.

Thurmond declined media requests for interviews while on the death row.

Thurmond's execution was attended by Sharon Thurmond's brother and two nieces and by Fernandes' father, brother, and sister.

"All I want to say is, I'm innocent. I didn't kill my wife," Thurmond said in his last statement while strapped to the execution gurney. "I swear to God, I didn't kill her." He blamed the killings on another man, then said, "Go ahead and finish it off." The lethal injection was then started. As the drugs flowed into his body, Thurmond said, "You can taste it." He then lost consciousness. He was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m.

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By David Carson. Posted on 8 March 2012.
Sources: Texas Attorney General's office, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, court documents, Associated Press, Conroe Courier, kwtx.com.

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