In Huntsville, John Baltazar, 30, was executed for...
In Huntsville, John Baltazar, 30, was executed for killing 5-year-old Adriana Marines on the night of Sept
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In Huntsville, John Baltazar, 30, was executed for killing 5-year-old Adriana Marines on the night of Sept. 27, 1997.
He was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m.
Baltazar, said he remembers shooting Arturo Marines, but had no idea he shot Marines' daughter or his 10-year-old niece, Vanessa Marines. Adriana died from 2 bullet wounds to her head. Vanessa survived a gunshot to her chest.
Baltazar said he was drunk and looking for Arturo Marines' brother-in- law, Narciso "Ted" Cuellar, who had moved out of the family's home a week earlier.
Baltazar becomes the 2nd condemned inmate to be put to death this year in Texas and the 2nd this year in the USA.
He was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m.
Baltazar, said he remembers shooting Arturo Marines, but had no idea he shot Marines' daughter or his 10-year-old niece, Vanessa Marines. Adriana died from 2 bullet wounds to her head. Vanessa survived a gunshot to her chest.
Baltazar said he was drunk and looking for Arturo Marines' brother-in- law, Narciso "Ted" Cuellar, who had moved out of the family's home a week earlier.
Baltazar becomes the 2nd condemned inmate to be put to death this year in Texas and the 2nd this year in the USA.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Associated Press & Rick Halperin, 15/01/2003)
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