The son of a murdered Houston police officer reclaimed a portion of his father’s legacy Wednesday afternoon.

To dig deeper into the Houston area's most notorious crimes, KPRC 2 Investigates launched the original docuseries, ‘The Evidence Room.’ In each episode, you get unprecedented access to the Harris County Archives of Criminal Exhibits, like confession tapes, secret recordings, crime scene photos, and videos - and even the murder weapons themselves.

In this episode of The Evidence Room, we'll look into the case of Carl Wayne Buntion, who was sentenced to death for murdering Houston Police Officer James Irby in 1990.

Carl Wayne Buntion was executed Thursday for the 1990 murder of Houston police officer James Irby.

Buntion, 78, was sentenced to death for the 1990 murder of a Houston police officer. His Thursday execution was the first Texas has carried out this year.

Texas’ oldest death row inmate has been executed for killing a Houston police officer during a traffic stop nearly 32 years ago.

Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, is scheduled for execution Thursday in Hunstville. Buntion was convicted of the 1990 murder of Houston police officer James Irby, a husband and father of two.

Carl Wayne Buntion, who was convicted of killing Houston police officer James Irby during a 1990 traffic stop, is scheduled to be executed April 21, the Harris County district attorney announced Tuesday.