USA - Texas. William Josef Berkley, 31, white, was executed

William Josef Berkley, 31,  white, was executed. Berkley was condemned to death in 2002 for the March 10, 2000 slaying of 18-year-old Sophia Martinez. She had been robbed, and then shot in the head 5 times and there was evidence she'd been raped. Berkley becomes the 6th condemned inmate to be put to death this year in Texas and 453rd overall since the state resumed capital punishment on December 7, 1982. Berkley becomes the 14th condemned inmate to be put to death this year in the USA and the 1202nd overall since the nation resumed executions on January 17, 1977.