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REUTERS/Texas Department of Criminal Justice/Handout
Carl Henry Blue is seen in an undated handout photo from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The state of Texas is preparing to execute Blue for killing his former girlfriend in 1994 by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire.
The state of Texas on Thursday executed a man convicted of killing his former girlfriend in 1994 by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire.
Carl Henry Blue, 48, was put to death by lethal injection at the state penitentiary at Huntsville, said the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was pronounced dead at 6:56 p.m. local time.
Blue was convicted of killing ex-girlfriend Carmen Richards-Sanders, 38, in her apartment in Bryan, Texas, as she was getting ready to leave for work.
His execution was the first this year in Texas, which leads the United States in executions, and the second in the country. Robert Gleason, 42, was electrocuted by the state of Virginia on January 16.
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Too bad this won't be carried out in public. No matter, he lit his ex on fire, so now I'm sure he'll spend an eternity in fire.
Not p ossible. Once we die, we are dead. The human body can't burn indefinitely. Only ashes, remain after complete burning of a body. So, it would be impossible to spend an eternity burning... Hopefully his death, has brought a measure of justice to her family and friends. He deserved to die, should have set him aflame...
He will be reborn again, trying to be better next time.
Janeyre, Sarcasm I presume? I'm thinking crubs means his/this assoul will spend eternity in Hell.
Jane: if you dont believe there is a hell fine, dont believe it but I know that the bible says that it is appointed once to die and then the judgement, that tells me that there is definately punishment after we die.
Your 'bible' also says that as long as he asked for forgiveness, he'll go right straight to heaven. There's no boogieman people, grow up.
Texas gets it right again, and again and again and..
Well, except for Bush anyway
Don't worry LemansOwner, Chuck is your average, everyday moron. It is obvious this dumazz voted for the guy in office. Sure sux to be him.
Greek, your spelling definitely made strong emphasis on your point that you are more intelligent than Chuck.
He's using colloquial spellings, trav, and I'm not surprised it got by you. Clearly you're an Obamanite. BTW, how's your savings, tax bill and investment portfolio doing? Had enough "Hope and Change" yet? Frankly, I Hope we avoid a complete fiscal meltdown until we can Change who we have in the Oval Office. As for the majority of us Texans, we're quite happy with Bush--then and now--and more than happy with our justice system. Anyone who disagrees is welcome to stay elsewhere.
When are you dolts going to secede? The civilized part of the country is getting anxious. I guess you're happy with that dick in your state capital. You know, the one who shone so brightly during the GOP debates.
He got out easier than she did. Her death must have been horrendous.
Good!!! Anyone found guilty of murder, or rape, or child molestation should be executed right after the sentence is handed down, period. Enough of it going on to begin with, and enough of the taxpayers being secondary victims by keeping them up. If you think execution is "cruel and inhumane" you must think that murder, rape and child molestation is ok, and if YOU want to keep them alive in prison for who knows how many years, spend the money out of YOUR pocket, not mine!!
While I am for the death penalty, I also realize the problems that come with it - I don't happen to agree with the statement of "should be executed right after the sentence is handed down" as there have been quite a few people exonerated with the use of DNA.
What first needs to be done is to have the justice system revamped some and make it so they are trying to find the truth, not just prosecute and find someone guilty as easily as they can.
The death penalty issue is as easy as this-Anyone involved with the prosecution, attorney, lab tech, investigating officer all sign a paper saying if proof comes to light at a later date and the wrong man was put to death, they get the table also. There would be no mistakes.
sleepinsadie: When there are 50 witnesses like in the mass shooting in the movie theater, or the one in Arizona etc. then yes they should be executed as soon as the trial is over, case closed!!!!
Chuck: Preach it!!!!
Yawn.
When the day comes that Texas doesn't execute someone, that will be news.
How about if we just send them all to your state instead? Preferably living on your block. Next to your family. Care to proffer your address?
Why did it take 19 years of taxpayer support before he was executed?
Another legalized murder. I don't believe in an eye for an eye. I do however think there are worse things than death, put in a room with a bare light bulb. When that burns out the rest of his life is spent in darkness.
It's really a crack up how the ones that dont believe in the death penalty believe in killing unborn babies.
they are slowing down odd for texas--lightem up