David Wayne Spence

David Spence, 40, was executed by the State of Texas by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville on April 3, 1997, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Spence told the victims' families in the execution chamber that he was not guilty. A 2022 KWTX article reports that attorneys believe he was wrongfully convicted.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Spence told the victims' families in the execution chamber that he was not guilty, and attorneys quoted in a 2022 article believe he was wrongfully convicted.

Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him); news reports in the 2022 article (reporters).

News reports (2)

• Executed Inmates Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Executed Inmates and Electrocutions
• Lake Waco Murders: 40 years later, attorneys believe wrongfully convicted man executed KWTX, July 13, 2022