HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The State of Texas has executed a Harris County man tied to five murders from the late 1980s and 1990s.
Garcia White was executed by lethal injection Tuesday. His time of death was 6:56 p.m.
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White, 61, was convicted in 1996 of murdering Annette and Bernette Edwards, twin-sisters who were 16 years old. Their mother, Bonita, was killed in the same incident, but he was not tried for that crime.
He was sentenced to death by a jury after learning that he had also killed Greta Williams in 1989 and Hai Pham, a convenience store clerk, in 1995 but was not tried for either crime.
He had been on death row ever since his conviction, filing multiple appeals. His latest appeal was denied on Sunday and the U.S. Supreme Court denied his petition to stay his execution Tuesday evening.
White is the fifth person to be executed in the State of Texas in 2024.
The Texas Tribune contributed to this story