Preston Hughes, III

Preston Hughes, III, 46, was executed by the State of Texas by lethal injection on November 15, 2012, at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was one of 15 people the state executed that year. The state recorded his last words, in which he thanked friends and family and said goodbye to his mother and others. Texas Monthly reported the execution in December 2012.

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.

Sources (2)

• Executed Inmates Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Executed Inmates and Electrocutions
• The 15 Men Executed by the State of Texas in 2012 Texas Monthly, December 14, 2012