TEXAS·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 4, 2002·1 MIN READ

In Huntsville, Leonard Rojas, 52, who confessed to...

In Huntsville, Leonard Rojas, 52, who confessed to killing his common-law wife and brother, whom he suspected of having an affair, was executed

In Huntsville, Leonard Rojas, 52, who confessed to killing his common-law wife and brother, whom he suspected of having an affair, was executed. He was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. Rojas was sentenced to death in 1996 for shooting Jo Ann Reed and his younger brother David Rojas.

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(Sources: Associated Press & Rick Halperin, 04/12/2002)