David Leonard Wood, Texas and death row

David Leonard Wood says he's innocent. His execution is days away. | The Excerpt
Facing an execution date of March 13, time is short. USA TODAY Death Row Reporter Amanda Lee Myers had an exclusive sit-down interview with Wood.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halts execution of death row inmate David Leonard Wood
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, court records show.
Texas Death Row inmate David Wood 'Desert Killer' maintains innocence days before execution
Thirty-seven years to the day, the state of Texas is set to execute Wood for the killing of six of those victims, who bodies were found strangled and raped in a Northeast El Paso desert. Wood is scheduled to be executed after 5 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Huntsville Unit prison.
'I'm angry': Death Row inmate David Leonard Wood says he's innocent as execution nears
Wood's conviction of the murders of six women and girls in El Paso, Texas in 1987 was largely based on circumstantial evidence. He's set for execution March 13.
David Wood, Set for Execution, Says He Was Never the ‘Desert Killer’
Wood’s attorneys have requested that more than 100 additional pieces of evidence be tested for DNA, but the state has opposed the request for over a decade.
Texas Death Row inmate David Wood: Timeline of convicted serial killer set for execution
Here are some key moments in the serial killer's timeline: Jan. 15 – David Leonard Wood is paroled after serving seven years of two concurrent 20-year sentences for raping a 19-year-old and a 13-year-old in 1980. Feb. 14 – Marjorie Knox, 14, of the 400 block of Byrum in Chaparral, N.M., disappears. She remains missing.
Texas appeals court blocks scheduled execution of David Leonard Wood
David Leonard Wood, who has been on death row for more than 32 years, was scheduled to be executed Thursday in the deaths of six girls and young women found buried in shallow graves in Northeast El Paso.
'Desert Killer' execution paused by Texas appeals court
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday delayed the plans of the state to executed its longest-held death row inmate.
'I pray every day for her': Remembering 'Desert Killer' David Wood's victims
As the state of Texas prepares to execute David Leonard Wood on March 13, here are the stories of the nine women and girls he ...
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She’s Waited Decades for David Wood’s Execution. Now, Evidence Casts Doubt on His Guilt.
The case of a victim’s mother and one of the longest-serving death row prisoners shows how capital appeals can seem both ...