A Texas man became the first person executed in the U.S. this year. The man killed his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, Charles Victor Thompson became the first Texas death row inmate to be executed in 2026. Thompson, 55, was ...

Texas executed Charles Victor Thompson for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend, Dennise Hayslip, and her new boyfriend, Darren Cain, in 1998.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charles Victor Thompson was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday, the first execution in the United States of 2026.

A Texas man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend died by lethal injection Wednesday evening, marking the first U.S. execution of the year. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was ...

Several appeals in some of Texas’ highest-profile capital punishment cases are set for 2026 as the state continues to maintain a historically low number of executions. 2025 marked the second year ...

The Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, or Huntsville Unit, opened in 1849 and houses Texas' execution chamber. HUNTSVILLE — A Houston-area man who once escaped custody and spent three days on the ...

A Texas man sentenced to death for killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend said he hoped his victims’ loved ones could “find forgiveness in their heart” before his execution on Wednesday. Charles ...

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man who at one time escaped from custody and was on the run for three days after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend nearly 27 ...

Jan. 28 (UPI) --Texas on Wednesday evening conducted the United States' first execution of the year, putting a 55-year-old man to death for the 1998 double murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new ...