In Huntsville, Kenneth Eugene Bruce was executed for...

In Huntsville, Kenneth Eugene Bruce was executed for the December 1990 shooting death of Helen Ayers, 54, after robbing her and her husband of some inexpensive jewelry and less than $10. Bruce, 32, was pronounced dead at 6:29 p.m.. Bruce, who was 19 at the time of Ayers' death. 2 of the 4 accomplices, Eric Lynn Moore and Sam Andrews, turned themselves in to authorities within days. Bruce and his cousin, Anthony Quinn Bruce, then 15, were arrested 4 days after the attack. Kenneth Bruce and Moore each received the death penalty. The 2 others got life terms. Bruce becomes the 2nd condemned inmate to be put to death this year in Texas.