The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, amid lack of DNA evidence.

Wood is scheduled to be executed after 5 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Huntsville Unit prison. David Leonard Wood, known as the "Desert Killer," is ...

David Leonard Wood has had his second execution stayed by a court. In 2009, he was about 24 hours away from execution when it was halted over claims he is intellectually disabled.(Mike Graczyk ...

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"We filed a petition in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals raising a claim that David Wood is actually innocent," Wiercioch said. "That claim is based on the DNA test that shows a male DNA ...

Frustration grows for the mother of one of the victims found in a Northeast El Paso desert as the man convicted in the slayings avoided execution.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals did not clarify why it halted the execution of David Wood in its order granting the stay. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' brief order on Tuesday recognized ...

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted the execution of David Wood on Tuesday, two days before it was scheduled to take place. The stay was in response to evidence of Wood’s innocence and various ...

On March 13, Texas is set to execute David Wood for a series of killings that occurred in 1987. The case was full of tragedy but devoid of reliable forensic evidence. DNA evidence suggests Wood ...