HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) _ Condemned prisoner Franklin Dewayne Alix has been put to death for fatally shooting a Houston man during a robbery.
Alix, 34, was given a lethal injection Tuesday evening for killing 23-year-old Eric Bridgeford. Bridgeford interrupted Alix during the robbery of Bridgeford’s sister’s apartment more than 11 years ago. The sister also was abducted and raped in what authorities said was part of a six-month crime rampage by Alix.
The execution was the fifth this year in Texas. Alix’s appeals to the courts were exhausted and no last-day attempts to stop the punishment were raised.