Texas inmate executed for the 1989 murders of twin girls

In December 1989, White fatally stabbed the Edwards family in their Houston apartment, initially targeting their mother during a visit to smoke crack cocaine. After the girls emerged from their bedroom, White attacked them as well, leading to their deaths. White’s confessions to these murders came years later, after he was arrested for the robbery and murder of a grocery store owner in 1995. Despite his lawyers’ claims of intellectual disability and procedural issues in his trial, the courts upheld his death sentence, culminating in his execution. This case highlights the prolonged legal processes often involved in capital punishment cases and the ongoing debates surrounding the death penalty in the United States.