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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1998
Page
16
Gov. Bush spares Henry Lee Lucas from execution in the Orange Socks case citing doubt about his guilt. Lucas faces six other life terms and 210 years for nine additional murders while confessing to many crimes he later recanted.
Gov. George W. Bush commuted Henry Lee Lucas, the first condemned man spared by the governor, amid doubts about his guilt. Lucas had confessed to numerous murders, including the Orange Socks killing in 1979, though evidence and a lie detector test cast doubt on his role. The decision contrasts with the 1984 death sentence and follows broader clemency debates that could influence Bush's political future.
The record lists Henry Lee Lucas murder convictions by county and date, detailing victims, pleas, and sentences. Entries cover Tom Green Montague Denton Cabell Harrison Terry Kaufman Hale Montgomery and Michigan history, noting life sentences and parole actions. Source: Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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