Texas Executes Death Row Inmate for 2001 Crime as Legal Appeals Exhausted
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Texas death row inmate Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was executed Wednesday evening at the state penitential in Huntsville for his involvement in the tragic consequences inflicted upon an 18-year-old woman in 2001. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed that Gonzales was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. following a lethal injection, culminating a case that lingered in the courts for over two decades. In 2001, Gonzales kidnapped Bridget Townsend from her residence and …