Texas inmate Barney Ronald Fuller Jr. executed for 2003 shooting spree: upi

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Texas inmate Barney Ronald Fuller Jr. executed for 2003 shooting spree

Texas inmate Barney Ronald Fuller Jr. executed for 2003 shooting spree

HOUSTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Barney Ronald Fuller Jr., who pleaded guilty to a May 2003 shooting spree that left two neighbors dead, was executed by lethal injection late Wednesday, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said.Fuller, 53, was pronounced dead at 7:01 p.m.Moments before the lethal injection was administered, he said, "I don't have anything to say.
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He preferred death to life 'in this hellhole.' The merciless Barney Fuller gets his wish.

He preferred death to life 'in this hellhole.' The merciless Barney Fuller gets his wish.

This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Barney Fuller.(Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)"Barney Fuller found happiness with a warm gun."That's how a Texas prosecutor, Tanya S. Dohoney once described him.His pastime was shooting his guns as often as he could on his rural Houston County property in Lovelady, Tex., a town of about 600.
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Texas killer Barney Fuller Jr., who asked to be executed, is put to death

Texas killer Barney Fuller Jr., who asked to be executed, is put to death

HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- An East Texas man who pleaded guilty to killing a neighbor couple during a shooting rampage 13 years ago and said he wanted to be put to death for the crime was executed Wednesday evening.Barney Fuller Jr., 58, had asked that all his appeals be dropped to expedite his death sentence.Fuller never made eye contact in the death chamber with witnesses, who included the two children of the slain couple.
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After A Long Lull, Texas Set To Execute Barney Ronald Fuller Jr. : The Two-Way : NPR

After A Long Lull, Texas Set To Execute Barney Ronald Fuller Jr. : The Two-Way : NPR

After A Long Lull, Texas Set To Execute Barney Ronald Fuller Jr.toggle caption APMore than five months after its last execution, Texas is set to execute Barney Ronald Fuller Jr., who was convicted of killing two of his neighbors.As we've reported, the country as a whole has seen a dramatic decrease in the number of convicts put to death.As the Texas Tribune reports, this trend seems to also be affecting Texas, a leader in executions.
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