With executions on the decline, Texas marks a significant moment as Charles Victor Thompson becomes the first person executed ...

A Texas man became the first person executed in the U.S. this year. The man killed his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.

A Texas man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend died by lethal injection Wednesday evening, marking the first U.S. execution of the year. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was ...

The Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, or Huntsville Unit, opened in 1849 and houses Texas' execution chamber. HUNTSVILLE — A Houston-area man who once escaped custody and spent three days on the ...

Texas executed Charles Victor Thompson for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend, Dennise Hayslip, and her new boyfriend, Darren Cain, in 1998.

A Texas man sentenced to death for killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend said he hoped his victims’ loved ones could “find forgiveness in their heart” before his execution on Wednesday. Charles ...

A Texas man sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend has become the first person executed in the United States this year. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was ...