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Hernandez

47 years old · died March 28, 2012 · Huntsville Unit, Walker County, Texas

Jesse Hernandez, 47, was executed by the State of Texas by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville on March 28, 2012, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In his final words, he said "God bless everybody" and told those present to keep walking with God, saying he could feel it and taste it. His appeals lawyer asked the state court to stay the execution, arguing that a more thorough investigation could have shown he was not responsible for the death at the center of his case. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final appeal, and the execution went ahead.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Custody: Serving a sentence.

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