Kosol Chanthakoummane
Kosoul Chanthakoummane was 41 when Texas executed him by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit on August 17, 2022, after nearly 15 years in state custody. His attorneys argued to the end that the evidence used against him, including DNA, bite mark and witness identification evidence, was unreliable, and the state and local courts denied their final appeals. His mother watched him die through a pane of glass in a small room. In his final statement he thanked Jesus, his supporters and prison ministers for helping him on his journey, and asked that his death bring peace to the family at the center of the case.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His attorneys argued to the end that the evidence against him, including DNA, bite mark and witness identification evidence, was unreliable, though the courts denied their final appeals.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him); his attorneys; the local and state courts.