A Texas man became the first person executed in the U.S. this year. The man killed his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. At one point, he escaped prison for three days.

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 ...

A Texas man died after being given a lethal injection on Wednesday ... becoming the first person to be executed in the United States in 2026. Charles Victor Thompson was pronounced dead at 6:50 PM ...

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

HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A Texas man who once escaped custody and spent three days on the run after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend was put to death ...

The Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, or Huntsville Unit, opened in 1849 and houses Texas' execution chamber. Texas is set to carry out its first execution of the year Wednesday. Charles Victor ...

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 ...

In the years since his mother was murdered by her jealous ex-boyfriend, every milestone in Wade Hayslip's life has had a void, an achingly empty space where she should be. There was dating for the ...