Juan Castillo
Juan Castillo, a 37-year-old Hispanic man, was executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, on May 16, 2018, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In his final words, he thanked the people who had stood by him: "To everyone that has been there for me, you know who you are." His advocates and attorneys insisted he was innocent, pointing to recanted statements and police interrogation video they said contradicted trial testimony. The parole board had earlier rejected clemency, and the governor did not act on a request for a 30-day stay.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His advocates and attorneys insisted he was innocent, citing recanted statements and interrogation video they said contradicted trial testimony.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him); Texas Department of Justice (the agency that held him); his advocates and attorneys.