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Man convicted of murdering jogger in 1997 to be executed in Huntsville Wednesday

Arthur Burton (TDCJ)

A man who killed a jogger in Houston 27 years ago is scheduled to be executed in Huntsville on Wednesday.

Arthur Lee Burton, 54, will be executed by lethal injection at 6 p.m., pending any last-second appeals.

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On July 27, 1997, Burton confronted Nancy Adleman, a 48-year-old jogger, and forced her into a nearby wooded area. He attempted to sexually assault her but was alerted to a witness approaching during the attack. She screamed, and he strangled her with her own shoelaces and fled on foot.

KPRC 2 investigative reporter Robert Arnold will be a media witness at the execution at Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville.


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Michael is a Kingwood native who loves visiting local restaurants and overreacting to Houston sports. He joined the KPRC 2 family in the spring of 2024. He earned his B.A. from Texas A&M University in 2022 and his M.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2023.

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