Executed
Donnie Roberts
Donnie Roberts Jr., 41, was executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, on October 31, 2012, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The Guardian reported that he was the 250th person put to death in Texas during Governor Rick Perry's time in office. The newspaper said critics of the death penalty raised concerns about wrongful convictions and the fairness of Texas's use of capital punishment in his case.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him); news reporting on the execution.