Texas woman’s execution first in US since 2010

Associated Press ^ | Jan 28, 2013 4:14 PM EST | Michael Graczyk

[Olog-hai]

A Texas woman convicted of the gruesome slaying and robbery of her neighbor, a retired 71-year-old college psychology professor, is set to be the first woman put to death in the United States since 2010.

A Dallas County jury already found former nursing home therapist Kimberly McCarthy guilty of the 1997 killing when evidence at the punishment phase of her trial tied her to two similar murders a decade earlier.

“Once the jury heard about those other two, we were certainly in a deep hole,” recalled McCarthy’s lead trial attorney, Doug Parks. Jurors decided McCarthy should die.

Her execution, set for Tuesday evening, would be the first since a Virginia inmate, Teresa Lewis, became the 12^th woman put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court in 1976 allowed capital punishment to resume. In that same time, 1,309 men have been executed. …

[Jeff Winston]

Justice delayed is Justice betrayed ... what we waiting for?

Tomorrow evening.

[piytar]

Ooops, sorry, I thought that this was in Cali. It’s in Texas. Wow. My bad.

[piytar]

This article is vilely biased. It is, of course, all about race. To whit: “McCarthy, who is black, was condemned for the July 1997 killing of neighbor Dorothy Booth in Lancaster, about 15 miles south of Dallas. All but one of McCarthy’s jurors were white.”

Nevermind the DNA evidence, the pawned stolen ring, the viciousness of the murder, the the two prior (alleged) murders, and a pile of other evidence. Yup, it’s because Texans are RACIST. /need I?

[TexasTransplant]

***** “Tomorrow evening” ******

It’s Five O’Clock somewhere... let’s get this show on the road.

TT

[freekitty]

I see AP put every kind of racial bate into this article. Doesn’t matter about the victim.

[matthew fuller]

That’s really gonna go a long way.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Extra Guilty!

[Casie]

Heart breaking story. I wish one of those old ladies owned a sweet little .38 special and knew how to pull a trigger.

[zeestephen]

Imagine the MSM reaction if the murderer had been the former wife of the Tea Party founder.

[cweese]

"Likewise, the lavish feast served as a last meal should be abolished."

It has been abolished in Texas.

[ConservaTexan]

Hangings should take place from the goal posts at halftime of the Texas/OU football game.

[Little Ray]

Dunno.
A gruesome execution, both painful and humiliating, done in public, might be a good object lesson, but only if it is done quickly after the crime. A fifteen year lapse reduced this to the level of exterminating vermin.

[I cannot think of a name]

It's just not the same here in Texas since we got rid of old sparky.

Strap these murderous dogs in and let them ride the sparkster to the other side!

May not deter them but it is dam fine entertainment.

[deport]

Offender Information

	Name	McCarthy, Kimberly Lagayle
	TDCJ Number	999287
	Date of Birth	05/11/1961
	Date Received	12/07/1998
	Age (when Received)	37
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	12
	Date of Offense	07/21/1997
	Age (at the time of Offense)	36
	County	Dallas
	Race	Black
	Gender	Female
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5' 3"
	Weight	188
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Hunt
	Native State	Texas

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Prior Occupation
occupational therapist, waitress, home health care, laborer

Prior Prison Record
2 year sentence for 1 count of Forgery, received 02/12/90, released on Parole on 06/04/90 discharged 12/09/91

Summary of Incident
On 07/21/97, McCarthy entered the residence of a 70-year old white female in Lancaster with the intent to rob the victim. A struggle took place and victim was stabbed numerous times resulting in her death. McCarthy then used the victim's credit cards and used the victim's vehicle for transportation.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
White female

[re_nortex]

It has been abolished in Texas.

I did not know that.

Thanks for that information and it accrues to the plus side for Texas where the death penalty is just and rightfully applied. I hope we speed up the process and send a lot more to their eternal suffering.