Frank Moore

Frank Moore, a Black man, was 49 when the State of Texas executed him by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville on January 21, 2009, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Moore said he acted in self-defense and repeated that claim just before the execution began. His lawyer argued that witnesses who came forward later supported that account. The courts did not halt the execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Moore's lawyer argued that witnesses who came forward later supported his self-defense account, but the courts did not stop the execution.

Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him); his lawyer; court.

News reports (2)

• Executed Inmates Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Executed Inmates and Electrocutions
• Killer executed on 15th anniversary of his crime CNN, January 21, 2009