Executed by TDCJ, was the 44th since 1982..
In Oct 1981, 76 year old Nun, Sister Tadea Benz was sound asleep in her second-story bedroom in the St. Francis Convent in Amarillo on Halloween night in 1981 when Johnny Frank Garrett slipped into the room. She was raped, strangled, beaten and stabbed.
According to his confession, which he never signed, Garrett raped the 76-year-old Roman Catholic nun and choked her to death. Garrett, 17 at the time, told police that the Swiss-born nun recited the Lord's Prayer during the attack.
He lived across the street from the convent. His notoriety stems from the fact that he was only 17 years old when sentenced and has also been described by many human rights organizations as severely mentally handicapped. The state of Texas has come under heavy criticism for allowing both a juvenile and mentally handicapped individual to be executed.
Last words
I'd like to thank my family for loving me and taking care of me. And the rest of the world can kiss my ass.
In Oct 1981, 76 year old Nun, Sister Tadea Benz was sound asleep in her second-story bedroom in the St. Francis Convent in Amarillo on Halloween night in 1981 when Johnny Frank Garrett slipped into the room. She was raped, strangled, beaten and stabbed.
According to his confession, which he never signed, Garrett raped the 76-year-old Roman Catholic nun and choked her to death. Garrett, 17 at the time, told police that the Swiss-born nun recited the Lord's Prayer during the attack.
He lived across the street from the convent. His notoriety stems from the fact that he was only 17 years old when sentenced and has also been described by many human rights organizations as severely mentally handicapped. The state of Texas has come under heavy criticism for allowing both a juvenile and mentally handicapped individual to be executed.
Last words
I'd like to thank my family for loving me and taking care of me. And the rest of the world can kiss my ass.
Executed by TDCJ, was the 44th since 1982..
In Oct 1981, 76 year old Nun, Sister Tadea Benz was sound asleep in her second-story bedroom in the St. Francis Convent in Amarillo on Halloween night in 1981 when Johnny Frank Garrett slipped into the room. She was raped, strangled, beaten and stabbed.
According to his confession, which he never signed, Garrett raped the 76-year-old Roman Catholic nun and choked her to death. Garrett, 17 at the time, told police that the Swiss-born nun recited the Lord's Prayer during the attack.
He lived across the street from the convent. His notoriety stems from the fact that he was only 17 years old when sentenced and has also been described by many human rights organizations as severely mentally handicapped. The state of Texas has come under heavy criticism for allowing both a juvenile and mentally handicapped individual to be executed.
Last words
I'd like to thank my family for loving me and taking care of me. And the rest of the world can kiss my ass.
In Oct 1981, 76 year old Nun, Sister Tadea Benz was sound asleep in her second-story bedroom in the St. Francis Convent in Amarillo on Halloween night in 1981 when Johnny Frank Garrett slipped into the room. She was raped, strangled, beaten and stabbed.
According to his confession, which he never signed, Garrett raped the 76-year-old Roman Catholic nun and choked her to death. Garrett, 17 at the time, told police that the Swiss-born nun recited the Lord's Prayer during the attack.
He lived across the street from the convent. His notoriety stems from the fact that he was only 17 years old when sentenced and has also been described by many human rights organizations as severely mentally handicapped. The state of Texas has come under heavy criticism for allowing both a juvenile and mentally handicapped individual to be executed.
Last words
I'd like to thank my family for loving me and taking care of me. And the rest of the world can kiss my ass.
