“There is no man that is free from all evil, nor any man that is so evil to be worth nothing.”

— David Castillo, convicted of murder, lethal injection, Texas.
Executed August 23, 1998

Castillo, an Illinoisan, served time in prison for aggravated robbery and was released on a bench warrant before being convicted for stabbing a liquor store cashier, fifty-nine-year-old Clarencio Champion, during a robbery. After Castillo demanded cash, the clerk resisted, and Castillo stabbed him in the chest and abdomen and slashed him across the face. The victim died a week later.

“I’m an African warrior, born to breathe and born to die.
[After a pause:] I feel the poison running now.”

— Carl Kelly, convicted of murder, lethal injection, Texas.
Executed August 20, 1993

Kelly, initially sentenced to prison for robbery, was released before the end of his term but couldn’t maintain his good behavior on the outside. Within the year, he was wanted for robbery and multiple murders. Kelly was convicted of capital murder for shooting a convenience store clerk and another man, then throwing their bodies off a cliff. His accomplice received a life sentence for murder with a deadly weapon.

”Goodbye to my family; I love all of you, I’m sorry for the victim’s family. I wish I could make it up to them. I want those out there to keep fighting the death penalty.”

— Randy Woolls, convicted of murder, lethal injection, Texas.
Executed August 20, 1986

Woolls struck, stabbed, and set fire to ticket-taker Betty Stotts during the robbery of a drive-in theater. He said he was under the influence of Valium and beer at the time. During his execution, he helped technicians find a vein they could use for the injection.