Texas Executes Convicted Killer
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(September 17, 2008)—Texas executed death row inmate William Murray, 39, Wednesday evening for the rape and strangulation of a 93-year old Kaufman County woman during a break-in that netted him $10 in change.

The victim was strangled with an ace bandage, which was tied around her neck and mouth and also suffered blunt force injuries.

Murray apologized before he was put to death in Huntsville for the 1998 slaying of Rena Ratcliff.

"I'm sorry for what I did,” he said.

Murray looked at two nephews of his victim who watched him through a window in the death chamber.

"I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. The Lord has forgiven me,” he said.

Murray then looked through an adjacent window where his mother and two brothers were among the witnesses and said: "I'll be there waiting for y'all, all right? God Bless."
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Posted by: george Location: kosse on Sep 19, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Yeah another one dead --lets keep rolling them through.
Posted by: Just sayin is all Location: Ft Hood on Sep 18, 2008 at 10:11 AM
Its a start.
Posted by: ll Location: ll on Sep 18, 2008 at 08:26 AM
ding dong a rapist is dead!!!!
Posted by: cas Location: central tx on Sep 18, 2008 at 07:51 AM
Sick, sick, sick....he got what he deserved.
Posted by: nene Location: right here on Sep 18, 2008 at 01:49 AM
people like this shouldn't even have the right to say they are sorry. he was sorry because he got caught.
Posted by: tcbye on Sep 17, 2008 at 10:25 PM
its great what he had to say at least it was what he need to say before his last breath.Justice has been served!eye for a eye, we see it really works here.
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