Melissa Lucio, a death row convict in Texas, is scheduled to be executed on April 27. She was found guilty of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah Alvarez, in 2008.
If Lucio is killed, she will be the first Hispanic woman to be executed in Texas, as well as the first woman on Texas’ death row since 2014.
When will Melissa Lucio be executed?
According to data on the TDCJ website, Texas has had the most executions since the death penalty was reintroduced in 1976.
According to the TDCJ’s Death Row Facts page, the average length of time spent on death row before to execution is 11 years, with the smallest time on death row prior to execution being 252 days and the longest period being 31 years.
The average age of those executed is 39, with the youngest man being 24 years old.
According to the Texas Tribune, Lucio disputed the claims and maintained her innocence for three hours until confessing to the murder near the end of the interview.
While on execution row for the past 14 years, Lucio has maintained her innocence.
