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- Convicted killer Curtis Moore executed in Texas on January 14, 2009
- Given a lethal injection at a prison facility in Huntsville, Texas
- Died eight minutes after drugs were administered
- Moore was condemned for the November 1995 shooting deaths of three people
- Murders happened during a string of robberiesChron.com: Texas carried out nation's 1st execution of 2009
- Moore's victims: 24-year-old Roderick Moore, 21-year-old LaTanya Boone and 20-year-old Henry Truevillian Jr.Chron.com: Texas carried out nation's 1st execution of 2009
- Moore was originally scheduled to die in 2002Chron.com: Texas carried out nation's 1st execution of 2009
- Execution postponed when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear his claims of mental retardationChron.com: Texas carried out nation's 1st execution of 2009
- Appeals ultimately refused by the high courtChron.com: Texas carried out nation's 1st execution of 2009
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Condemned killer Curtis Moore was executed in Texas on January 14, 2009. Moore, who was convicted in the murders of three people during a November 1995 robbery spree in Fort Worth, Texas, was the first inmate to be put to death in the U.S. in 2009. Before he was given a lethal injection, the 40-year-old Moore thanked a woman who ministers to inmates. He was pronounced dead about eight minutes after he was given the lethal drugs.Chron.com: Texas carried out nation's 1st execution of 2009
1995 Murders
Curtis Moore was convicted in the deaths of three people during a robbery spree in November 1995. Moore was found guilty of the shooting deaths of 24-year-old Roderick Moore and 21-year-old LaTanya Boone. Their bodies were found in a ditch near a Fort Worth, Texas, school. That same night, two men were found inside a burning car in Fort Worth. 20-year-old Henry Truevillian Jr. was killed; 21-year-old Darrel Hoyle survived the attack and ultimately provided information that led to the arrests of both Curtis Moore and his nephew, Anthony Moore. In exchange for a guilty plea, Moore was given two consecutive life sentences in prison.Chron.com: Texas carried out nation's 1st execution of 2009-
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Curtis Moore Questions
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