Michael Conroy / APTERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A man convicted of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old Texas girl before dousing her with gasoline and burying her alive was executed Thursday, the eighth federal inmate put to death this year after a nearly two-decade hiatus.
As the drug was administered, Hall lifted his head, appeared to wince briefly and twitched his feet. He appeared to mumble to himself and twice he opened his mouth wide, as if he was yawning. Each time that was followed by short, seemingly labored breaths. He then stopped breathing and soon after, an official with a stethoscope came into the execution chamber to check for a heartbeat before Hall was officially declared dead.
“She was studying for a test and had her textbooks on the couch when these guys came knocking on the front door,” retired Arlington detective John Stanton Sr. said. Stanton said the men smashed a sliding glass door to get inside and immediately took off with Rene. Police arrived within minutes but the men, and Rene, were already gone, said Stanton, still wincing at the near-miss of thwarting the crime at its onset.The men drove to a motel in Pine Bluff. Rene was repeatedly sexually assaulted during the drive and at the motel over the next two days.
Crossing the Texas-Arkansas line made the case a federal crime. One of Hall’s accomplices, Bruce Webster, also was sentenced to death but the sentencebecause he is intellectually disabled. Three other men, including Hall’s brother, received lesser sentences in exchange for their cooperation at trial.
They didn’t douse him with gasoline and burn him alive so his death was better than his victim.
Straight to hell evil
Not a minute too soon!
POS.
KassandraKitson Fine by me
Karma
If they are going to give the DP, they need to execute quickly bc giving someone 20 years to change and become a totally different person and then kill them really does constitute inhumane treatment. The “justice” system is screwed up.
Good news.
Good.
Good riddance
Good!
death penalty isnt enough!! the “peers” should be allowed to publicly stone him first or something worse damn scumbag got off easy
Can they dig his ass up and do the process all ove4 again?
GOOD
The poor child RIP
About time some justice has been done for once
Only when we are sure [100% plus] go through Americans death row & execute before Jan.20. 2021
Someone who's so deprived of humanity that they can do that to another human, esp a physically weaker one, probably doesn't care whether they live or die. Hopefully he experienced some justice from other inmates.
I bet everybody cheering this man’s death claims to be a Christian. They got stuck in the old testament. “An eye for an eye.” If killing is not acceptable, killing is not acceptable.
I wish it was cheaper and unnecessary but there are things that require the death penalty
I'm glad that he can never hurt someone again.
Why did it take so long? If you have undeniable evidence, execution the next day.
If as State you allow the death penalty and the individual has been without a doubt proven guilty. Why wait so long. Get it done and over with. The longer they wait the more tax dollars are wasted.
20 years of food, clothes and space wasted
Now the world is better
I believe in the Death Penalty for extremely brutal murders like this one.
Thumbs down
My kind of justice.
He sounds like the exact person who should be executed. The execution method was probably too nice.
I think draghing him behind a car was warranted....lets make it slow and painful like being buried alive
Hmmmmm 🤔 Whether this inhuman felt remorse or not for his heinous crime shouldn't matter. These sociopaths should be allowed to ROT in a cell, alone and without outside communication until they DIE DEATH is only a BLESSING for these animals Let them suffer WITHOUT peace of mind
I read the article. I’m glad he was executed. He is a monster.
One of the few headlines that actually made sure to hilight his crimes clearly
His death was too kind. He should have been made to suffer 100 times more.
Wickedness of Hall
Nice
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I love how you lead with all the heinous details of the crime and then omit he was convicted by an all white jury.
Good riddance
He should’ve spent the rest of his life behind bars
Yes.
Justice for the family.
Disgraceful. We should all be ashamed of ourselves.
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i dont sympathize
May she rest in Peace and May God have mercy on his soul.
GOOD👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 AS SHOULD ANY & ALL WHO COMMIT RAPE
Good.
Good, he deserves what he got!
Glad to hear the feds are finally executing these extremely violent animals
Two decades this animal sat he should have been put to 💀 death if they’ve been sentenced to death 💀 get on with it give the family some peace and the victims justice this crime here is disputable outrageous he deserved just what he got took to long coming
Excellent
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Good riddance! POS.
Let me guess. There's probably some liberal mad about this. LOL.
hell is waiting for him
I can't feel sorry for a man who would torture anyone like this.
Indiana earning that federal welfare money
not sad not happy but he made his bed
GOODBYE
Maggot got off easy
Good
Good
The state should not kill its own citizens.
Death wasn’t harsh enough for this guy
Justice served
*trigger warning*
KimKardashian helps criminals. He should have called her
Slowly I hope
*Sentenced to death on the recommendation of an all-white jury. The lawyers said the selection of those jurors displayed racial bias.
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