Texas executes man for murder of twins 35 years ago

 The 19th Execution of 2024

Garcia Glenn White was executed by lethal injection in Texas on October 1, 2024 for the murder of 16-year-old identical twin sisters 35 years ago. The execution makes him the sixth death row inmate killed in the U.S. in the past 11 days, an unusually large cluster, reported the USA TODAY.

White, who became the fifth man executed in Texas this year, confessed to murdering five people in a six-year period but prosecutors only pursued charges for the teenage girls. He was pronounced dead at 6:56 p.m.

"I apologize, and I pray that you can find peace, comfort and closure in your heart for the wrong I have done and the pain I have caused you, and anybody else I’ve caused pain to," White said as he was strapped to the execution table, apologizing to some of his victims' family members. "I’m sorry for all the pain I have caused."

White's attorney of 26 years, Patrick McCann, said he was "devastated by this loss but at the same time it's more devastating for Glenn's family."

While Glenn could have had five loved ones in the room during the execution, he asked them not to come, McCann said. "I think he was trying to spare people the pain of watching him die, and that is the guy they killed, and unfortunately that’s a waste," he said

Meanwhile at least two family members of White's victims planned to attend the execution in hopes of finding closure and seeking justice. Dewanta Washington, a 60-year-old schoolteacher in Houston whose beloved sister, Greta Williams, was beaten to death by White in 1989, told USA TODAY: "My sister wont be truly free until he's executed, until he pays his debt."

Here's what you need to know about the execution, including more of White's last words.

White's last words were filled with apologies, thanks and prayers, including prayers for the prison administration, guards and his fellow inmates.

"To all my brothers and sisters incarcerated, y’all just keep pushing forward, keep loving one another," he said. "To the administration again and to the guards, thank you for treating us like human beings."

He thanked his family and friends "for all the love and comfort" and said to them: "Keep y'all's heads up, stay strong."

"Again, I'm sorry for all the pain I caused to anyone," he said. "I just ask you to please find comfort and closure in your heart."

He then sang "I Trust in God."

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