death row

A cold winter day here in Amarillo saw John Balentine put an end to three teenage boys while they were sleeping back in 1998. It's been twenty-five years since that fateful night. There have been a few close calls after Balentine received the death penalty.

These are the six women currently sitting on Texas' Death Row

These are the Death Row inmates who have been executed for Capital Murder crimes committed in the Texas Panhandle, including the city of Amarillo.

The six-part series about the history of Death Row will begin airing in February.

The state of Texas is set to execute Scott Panetti next week, a man who, though found competent to stand trial, has a long history of mental illness.

A Lubbock man is set to be executed for the murder of his parents 15 years ago.  Michael Yowell had his appeal to the US Supreme Court refused and remains on Texas death row, with execution scheduled this Wednesday.